Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 6LA
How much crime is recorded in B97 6LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Batchley & Brockhill
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
B97 6LARedditch
How safe is B97 6LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 6LA area, well above 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
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 6LANational
Violence and sexual offences47.323.6
Burglary15.99.1
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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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.