Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7NN
How much crime is recorded in B98 7NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcrest
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,358 (2024)
B98 7NNRedditch
How safe is B98 7NN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7NN 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
14.1
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 7NNNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery1.91.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.