Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 5YS
How much crime is recorded in B97 5YS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crabbs Cross
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
B97 5YSRedditch
How safe is B97 5YS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 5YS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 5YSNational
Violence and sexual offences5.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.