Total Crime Rate

240.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hoo Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoo Road (DY10 1LT) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Aggborough & Spennells average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoo Road (DY10 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near College Walk. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hoo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernie Crossland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑