Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Street (B98 8DS) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Central average (200.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Street (B98 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Archer Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesbourne Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Millsbro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Millsbro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Millsbro Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesbourne Close
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Millsbro Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Other Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Other Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Other Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Other Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Other Road
Mar 2026Shoplifting Grove Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Millsbro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beoley Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Archer Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Public order Archer Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Theft from the person Archer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beoley Road West Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beoley Road West Under investigation

Data Sources

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