Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 0DN
How much crime is recorded in B98 0DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matchborough & Park Farm
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,626 (2024)
B98 0DNRedditch
How safe is B98 0DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 0DN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 0DNNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.