Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7XP
How much crime is recorded in B98 7XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakenshaw
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
B98 7XPRedditch
How safe is B98 7XP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7XP 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
56.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 7XPNational
Violence and sexual offences51.323.6
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order4.84.6
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.