So you are thinking of moving to Redditch in Worcestershire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Redditch is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Redditch the land of milk and honey or are Alcester, Henley in Arden and Bromsgrove a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Redditch
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of August 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Redditch. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Redditch | 112 |
| Lakeside | 102 |
| Enfield | 94 |
| Lodge Park | 84 |
| Church Hill | 84 |
| Ipsley | 61 |
| Beoley | 61 |
| Greenlands | 54 |
| Southcrest | 42 |
| Batchley | 27 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Redditch. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Redditch. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Batchley & Brockhill (Best) | 12990/32845 |
| Greenlands | 13353/32845 |
| Abbey | 13555/32845 |
| Church Hill | 13716/32845 |
| Lodge Park | 17053/32845 |
| Winyates | 17874/32845 |
| Headless Cross and Oakenshaw | 19740/32845 |
| West | 23055/32845 |
| Crabbs Cross | 25246/32845 |
| Central (Worst) | 7946/32845 |
Evesham, It's the worst of the worst no doubt about it.
Your Health in Redditch
If you are thinking of moving to Redditch, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Redditch compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wychavon | 0.98% | 3.71% | 13.35% | 35.61% | 46.36% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 0.88% | 3.36% | 12.71% | 34.83% | 48.22% |
| Redditch (Redditch) | 1.23% | 4.18% | 12.96% | 34.86% | 46.77% |
| Bromsgrove | 1.1% | 3.72% | 12.69% | 33.43% | 49.05% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Redditch. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Redditch. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Headless Cross and Oakenshaw (Best) | 11462/32845 |
| Winyates | 11494/32845 |
| Lodge Park | 11753/32845 |
| Abbey | 12519/32845 |
| Crabbs Cross | 16865/32845 |
| West | 17700/32845 |
| Church Hill | 7350/32845 |
| Central | 8128/32845 |
| Batchley & Brockhill | 8615/32845 |
| Greenlands (Worst) | 9046/32845 |
Northfield, Birmingham, the worst place anybody could wish to live
Deprivation in Redditch
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Redditch. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Church Hill (Best) | 10136/32845 |
| Greenlands | 10197/32845 |
| Central | 10839/32845 |
| Lodge Park | 12527/32845 |
| Winyates | 15955/32845 |
| Abbey | 16018/32845 |
| Headless Cross and Oakenshaw | 17935/32845 |
| Crabbs Cross | 22865/32845 |
| West | 27009/32845 |
| Batchley & Brockhill (Worst) | 9945/32845 |
Evesham, It’s the worst of the worst no doubt about it.
Kidderminster, I think all the country air is messing these people up
Hagley, The Essex of the Midlands
Evesham – most women wouldn’t think twice about nicking your husband!
Stourport-On-Severn: a hell hole of charity shops & old people’s homes
Bewdley, Worcestershire
Hagley, a not so quiet village
Bewdley, there is a selection of giant douchebags who live here