Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 0BA
How much crime is recorded in B98 0BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matchborough & Park Farm
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,158 (2024)
B98 0BARedditch
How safe is B98 0BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 0BA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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).
B98 0BANational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Burglary2.19.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft0.74.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.