Total Crime Rate

202.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lea Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 30th highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Street (DY10 1SW) in the last 12 months was 202.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% higher than the Aggborough & Spennells average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 62.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Street (DY10 1SW), the main crime hotspot is near Comberton Hill. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pannier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Comberton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Auction Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorne Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Comberton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Offmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Comberton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Comberton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Public order Kidderminster Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kidderminster Town —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Comberton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Firs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comberton Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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