Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 41 local areas in Central , and the 73rd 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 Kingscote Close (B98 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Central average (198.8 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 Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingscote Close (B98 9LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakridge Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sandhurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pebworth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naseby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naseby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tanhouse Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jersey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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