Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Padbury Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 129th 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 Padbury Close (B98 9AG) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padbury Close (B98 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Padbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandhurst Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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