Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 6JB
How much crime is recorded in B97 6JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Batchley & Brockhill
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
B97 6JBRedditch
How safe is B97 6JB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 6JB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
65.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 6JBNational
Violence and sexual offences50.323.6
Shoplifting35.98.4
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Burglary13.29.1
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Public order9.84.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft5.04.5
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
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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.