Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 7YN
How much crime is recorded in B98 7YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakenshaw
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
B98 7YNRedditch
How safe is B98 7YN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 7YN 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 7YNNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Burglary1.99.1
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.81.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other theft0.34.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 292% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.