Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7XB
How much crime is recorded in B98 7XB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greenlands
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,362 (2024)
B98 7XBRedditch
How safe is B98 7XB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7XB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 7XBNational
Violence and sexual offences48.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order7.64.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other crime4.31.5
Other theft3.94.5
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
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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.