Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 9BW
How much crime is recorded in B98 9BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Riverside & Church Hill North
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,949 (2024)
B98 9BWRedditch
How safe is B98 9BW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 9BW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 9BWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Shoplifting17.38.4
Burglary8.89.1
Other theft6.64.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.