Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 5WR
How much crime is recorded in B97 5WR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Webheath
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,189 (2024)
B97 5WRRedditch
How safe is B97 5WR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 5WR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5WRNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.