Crime Rates at Prospect Road North, Redditch, B98 8NP

Prospect Road North area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 31st highest crime rate of 260 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 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road North (B98 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Road North, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.