Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 107.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kingscote Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 260 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 Kingscote Close (B98 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingscote Close (B98 9LJ), 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 Kingscote Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sandhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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