Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7HP
How much crime is recorded in B98 7HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arrow Valley & Ipsley
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,376 (2024)
How safe is B98 7HP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7HP 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
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 7HPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Other theft3.14.5
Burglary1.89.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.