Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chedworth Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 13 local areas in North , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 260 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 Chedworth Close (B98 8QS) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the North average (69.7 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chedworth Close (B98 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Greystone Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seven Acres Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knowle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Donnington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Donnington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Donnington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystone Close | Under investigation |
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