Total Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shrubbery Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broadwaters , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shrubbery Gardens (DY10 2AB) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Broadwaters average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrubbery Gardens (DY10 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leswell Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plane Tree Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tabbs Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trinity Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Foxholes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harold Evers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Long Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Acre | Under investigation |
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