Postcode district · Redditch
Crime in B96
How much crime is recorded in B96, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 14,608 (2024)
B96Postcode district · Redditch
How safe is B96
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in B96, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B96National
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
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.