Total Crime Rate
1878.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
794.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 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 Church Street (DY10 2AX) in the last 12 months was 1878.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1814.5% higher than the Aggborough & Spennells average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 794.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (DY10 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Ring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Ring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bull Ring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bull Ring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Prospect Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Prospect Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kidderminster Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kidderminster Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Ring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Ring | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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