Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 0GL
How much crime is recorded in B98 0GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matchborough & Park Farm
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
B98 0GLRedditch
How safe is B98 0GL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 0GL 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
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 0GLNational
Burglary15.49.1
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.34.6
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.