Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7SE
How much crime is recorded in B98 7SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greenlands
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
B98 7SERedditch
How safe is B98 7SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7SE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 7SENational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Shoplifting24.58.4
Burglary22.59.1
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft7.44.5
Public order5.74.6
Other crime4.81.5
Drugs4.12.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.