Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Road South area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 125th 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 Prospect Road South (B98 8ND) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road South (B98 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Road North. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillips Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prospect Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Llewlyn Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Huins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillips Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beoley Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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