Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Gheluvelt Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 158th highest crime rate of 335 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 Gheluvelt Avenue (DY10 2QP) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gheluvelt Avenue (DY10 2QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Bear Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Champions Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gheluvelt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Bear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Foxholes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bear Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Bear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Bear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Bear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Champions Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhill Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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