Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pitt Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broadwaters , and the 83rd 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 Pitt Street (DY10 2UN) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Broadwaters average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pitt Street (DY10 2UN), the main crime hotspot is near Homfray Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homfray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Homfray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homfray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ismere Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverhampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverhampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnsley Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homfray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homfray Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sion Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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