Crime Rates at Alcester Street, Redditch, B98 8AB

Alcester Street area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Street (B98 8AB) in the last 12 months was 2161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1008.8% higher than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , up 28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 480 (≈ 1142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Street (B98 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archer Road (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.