Total Crime Rate

174.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 174.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Prospect Road North area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the 30th 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 Prospect Road North (B98 8NP) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road North (B98 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Huins Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Prospect Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prospect Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dolphin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Llewlyn Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woodfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phillips Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arrow Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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