Oakenshaw
Middle areaEast Redditch. 5,657 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Oakenshaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Oakenshaw
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oakenshaw at a rate of 81.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Redditch.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 202 |
| Other crime | 84 |
| Shoplifting | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Oakenshaw compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Oakenshaw safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oakenshaw at a rate of 81.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Redditch.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Oakenshaw.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (202), other crime (84) and shoplifting (57).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Redditch
These figures are published for the whole of Redditch, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redditch and not Oakenshaw alone. See Redditch
Oakenshaw in brief
The median price paid for a home in Oakenshaw was £280,000 in 2025.
Oakenshaw had 5,568 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Oakenshaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Oakenshaw, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.