Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 0JL
How much crime is recorded in B98 0JL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winyates Green
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
B98 0JLRedditch
How safe is B98 0JL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 0JL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
72.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
226
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 0JLNational
Shoplifting90.38.4
Violence and sexual offences54.423.6
Anti-social behaviour25.410.7
Burglary23.09.1
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Public order8.84.6
Other theft8.64.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs4.42.4
Other crime4.41.5
Robbery3.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.