Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forge Mill Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the 131st highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Mill Road (B98 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Mill Road (B98 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Huband Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Huband Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Forge Mill Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Woodfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huband Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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