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Crabbs Cross

Middle area

Central Redditch. 6,927 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Crabbs Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£292,000
Joint 3,623rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,969
Joint 4,201st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Crabbs Cross

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crabbs Cross at a rate of 32.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Redditch.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences96
Other crime37
Anti-social behaviour28
Criminal damage and arson19
Shoplifting14
Vehicle crime10
Burglary9
Drug offences6
Robbery5
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Crabbs Cross compares

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Crabbs CrossMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Redditch · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from £185,000 to £368,000. The middle area is £265,000. Crabbs Cross is £292,000.
£292,0003rd most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Redditch · 2021
Population: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from 5,449 to 9,340. The middle area is 6,639. Crabbs Cross is 6,969.
6,9695th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Redditch · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from 0.0% to 11.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Crabbs Cross is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Redditch · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from 67.1% to 99.2%. The middle area is 90.3%. Crabbs Cross is 96.4%.
96.4%4th highest

Is Crabbs Cross safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crabbs Cross at a rate of 32.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Redditch.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Crabbs Cross.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (96), other crime (37) and anti-social behaviour (28).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Redditch

These figures are published for the whole of Redditch, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redditch and not Crabbs Cross alone. See Redditch

Average house price
£245,573
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,251
73rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
Joint 130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Crabbs Cross in brief

The median price paid for a home in Crabbs Cross was £292,000 in 2025.

Crabbs Cross had 6,969 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Crabbs Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Crabbs Cross, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.