Crime Rates at Archer Road, Redditch, B98 8DJ

Archer Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 265 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 Archer Road (B98 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 2202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1008.0% higher than the Central average (198.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 370 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 494 (≈ 1176.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Road (B98 8DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millsbro Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archer Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.