Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 4QB
How much crime is recorded in B97 4QB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcrest
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
B97 4QBRedditch
How safe is B97 4QB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 4QB area, 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
47.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
B97 4QBNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Anti-social behaviour22.610.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order6.74.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.