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Crime in B98 8

How much crime is recorded in B98 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,345 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B98 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B98 8, 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
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B98 8National
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Shoplifting12.28.4
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary9.69.1
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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