Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 5BP
How much crime is recorded in B97 5BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakenshaw
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
B97 5BPRedditch
How safe is B97 5BP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 5BP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 5BPNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Shoplifting20.78.4
Other theft9.44.5
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.