Total Crime Rate
226.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heronfield Close area has the highest crime rate of 13 local areas in North , and the 14th 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 Heronfield Close (B98 8QW) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 206.2% higher than the North average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 123.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heronfield Close (B98 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melbury Way (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greystone Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robinson Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tanhouse Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandhurst Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robinson Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robinson Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knowle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickyard Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadwas Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickyard Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heronfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tenbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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