Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linden Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Broadwaters , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linden Avenue (DY10 3AB) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Broadwaters average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Avenue (DY10 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Road North (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery The Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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