Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7SG
How much crime is recorded in B98 7SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Matchborough & Park Farm
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
B98 7SGRedditch
How safe is B98 7SG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7SG 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
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 7SGNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Burglary0.39.1
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.