Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 8DU
How much crime is recorded in B98 8DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Redditch Town & Abbeydale
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,046 (2024)
B98 8DURedditch
How safe is B98 8DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 8DU 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
58.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 8DUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.123.6
Shoplifting19.18.4
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.84.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Robbery3.71.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.