Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 6SE
How much crime is recorded in B97 6SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Batchley & Brockhill
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,117 (2024)
B97 6SERedditch
How safe is B97 6SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 6SE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 6SENational
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Burglary21.69.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Public order7.64.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs5.22.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 70% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.