Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 9NJ
How much crime is recorded in B98 9NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Riverside & Church Hill North
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,296 (2024)
B98 9NJRedditch
How safe is B98 9NJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 9NJ 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
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 9NJNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order0.34.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Theft from the person0.02.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% 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.