Crime Rate in Blakebrook & Habberley South, ward

Blakebrook & Habberley South has the highest crime rate of 12 wards in Wyre Forest district and the 466th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 26th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blakebrook & Habberley South in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% higher than the Wyre Forest district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blakebrook & Habberley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 595 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 805 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blakebrook & Habberley South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.