Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 38.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Imperial Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broadwaters , and the 117th 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 Imperial Gardens (DY10 2BB) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Broadwaters average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Imperial Gardens (DY10 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Usmere Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Imperial Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Usmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barnsley Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Usmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Usmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Deansway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Deansway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Foxholes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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