Total Crime Rate

215.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.4 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 215.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.6 10/10
  • Drugs 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Baskerville Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 26th 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 Baskerville Road (DY10 2YE) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baskerville Road (DY10 2YE), 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 Baskerville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barnsley Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Usmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Usmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ismere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sion Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homfray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Homfray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Usmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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