Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B97 9SD
How much crime is recorded in B97 9SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Redditch Town & Abbeydale
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,068 (2024)
B97 9SDRedditch
How safe is B97 9SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 103.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B97 9SD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
103.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
201
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 9SDNational
Violence and sexual offences88.123.6
Burglary34.49.1
Anti-social behaviour28.210.7
Shoplifting19.58.4
Public order17.14.6
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Other theft8.84.5
Drugs4.82.4
Possession of weapons4.70.9
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Robbery3.71.4
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.