Crabbs Cross

Redditch · West Midlands · population 6,967 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #855 of 6,856 in England
  • #61 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #2 of 13 in Redditch
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,967
Median age (est.)46
Density3,654per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above30%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 7%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Crabbs Cross is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #855 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 13 in Redditch. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (94) and lowest on Housing & access (50). Typical homes here sold for about £289,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 116 sales), 12% above the wider Redditch median of £257,750. Typical household take-home income is around £39,795 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 25 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 87 · #910
Employment 76 · #1,650
Education 69 · #2,116
Health 71 · #1,965
Crime 94 · #430
Housing & access 50 · #3,432
Living environment 92 · #540

House prices ?

£289,000median (12m) · +6.1% yr · n=116
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£289,000116+6.1%+20.4%
Detached£392,50036+1.4%+30.8%
Semi-detached£300,00041+13.2%+36.4%
Terraced£220,00029+2.3%+15.8%
Flat£158,50010+15.7%
This area£289,000
Redditch£257,750
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,795±£5,624 · #3,479 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,684
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

25 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 177 offences
Redditch74
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #185 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences81
Theft32
Burglary9
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons18
Drugs4
Robbery5
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 30 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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