Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7LA
How much crime is recorded in B98 7LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arrow Valley & Ipsley
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
B98 7LARedditch
How safe is B98 7LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7LA 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7LANational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.