Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Flanders Close area has the lowest crime rate of 13 local areas in North , and the 57th 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 Flanders Close (B98 9HT) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flanders Close (B98 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystone Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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 | Greystone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robinson Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A4023 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A4023 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A4023 | Under investigation |
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