Crime Rate in Bewdley & Rock, ward

Bewdley & Rock has the 6th highest crime rate of 12 wards in Wyre Forest district and the 3683rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 362nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bewdley & Rock in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Wyre Forest district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bewdley & Rock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bewdley & Rock ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 61 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Load Street (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.