Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Huband Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the 66th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Huband Close (B98 8JW) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huband Close (B98 8JW), 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 Huband Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dolphin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Huband Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huband Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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