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Crime in B97 4

How much crime is recorded in B97 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Population
22,129 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B97 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in B97 4, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).

B97 4National
Violence and sexual offences36.123.6
Shoplifting13.58.4
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary9.69.1
Public order6.24.6
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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