Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 8RN
How much crime is recorded in B98 8RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Riverside & Church Hill North
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,072 (2024)
B98 8RNRedditch
How safe is B98 8RN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 8RN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8RNNational
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary6.59.1
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.