Postcode · Redditch
Crime in B98 9NP
How much crime is recorded in B98 9NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Riverside & Church Hill North
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,455 (2024)
How safe is B98 9NP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B98 9NP area, broadly in line with 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 9NPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order5.04.6
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.