Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 229.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Field Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Field Close (B98 9LE) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Field Close (B98 9LE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Field Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Redstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seven Acres Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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