Total Crime Rate

477.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 477.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.7 10/10
  • Public order 41.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.0 10/10
  • Drugs 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Blackwell Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 9th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwell Street (DY10 2EF) in the last 12 months was 477.6 per 1,000 residents and was 386.8% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Street (DY10 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blackwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerusalem Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prospect Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prospect Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Olympian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Olympian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Olympian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Champions Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Fair Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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