Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7ER
How much crime is recorded in B98 7ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcrest
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
B98 7ERRedditch
How safe is B98 7ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7ER area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 7ERNational
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Burglary17.09.1
Shoplifting12.58.4
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Drugs4.92.4
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.