Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 0JY
How much crime is recorded in B98 0JY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arrow Valley & Ipsley
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,197 (2024)
How safe is B98 0JY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 0JY area, broadly in line with 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
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 0JYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Burglary9.59.1
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.94.6
Shoplifting3.98.4
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.