The overall crime rate in Redditch city is 94.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 2.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 37.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 102% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 15.8% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Shoplifting crime" rate is at 115% of national crime rate which puts Redditch on 32. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 10.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 768 cases and has increased by 3.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 37.7% | 20. lowest | 102% | 2.9k | -11.6% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 15.0% | 45. lowest | 89% | 1.1k | -6.1% |
Shoplifting crime | 10.0% | 32. lowest | 115% | 768 | 3.8% |
Public order crime | 7.0% | 14. lowest | 90% | 533 | -17.6% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.5% | 7. lowest | 79% | 498 | -10.8% |
Other theft crime | 6.4% | 14. lowest | 81% | 494 | -19.5% |
Vehicle crime | 5.9% | 46. lowest | 91% | 452 | -0.9% |
Burglary crime | 3.9% | 35. lowest | 87% | 300 | -14.8% |
Drugs crime | 2.5% | 21. lowest | 84% | 194 | 7.2% |
Other crime | 2.3% | 42. lowest | 105% | 174 | 9.4% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.1% | 29. lowest | 108% | 81 | -10.0% |
Robbery crime | 0.6% | 14. lowest | 45% | 48 | -20.0% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 16. lowest | 23% | 44 | 15.8% |
Bicycle theft crime | 0.4% | 11. lowest | 42% | 34 | -5.6% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Redditch city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Redditch city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 14.2 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.7 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 2.4 | 2.8 |
Other crime | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 6.1 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Public order | 6.6 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 9.5 | 8.2 |
Theft from the person | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 6.1 |
Violent crime | 35.6 | 35.1 |