Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 0BE
How much crime is recorded in B98 0BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matchborough & Park Farm
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
B98 0BERedditch
How safe is B98 0BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 0BE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 0BENational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery0.91.4
Burglary0.89.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.