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Crime in B96 6

How much crime is recorded in B96 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Population
14,608 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B96 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in B96 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B96 6National
Burglary12.39.1
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Shoplifting7.98.4
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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