Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7LT
How much crime is recorded in B98 7LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcrest
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,709 (2024)
B98 7LTRedditch
How safe is B98 7LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7LT area, below 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7LTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.