Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Tennyson Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 21st 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 Tennyson Way (DY10 3EP) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 154.8% higher than the Aggborough & Spennells average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Way (DY10 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tennyson Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nashe Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tennyson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nashe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amblecote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mike Oborski Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mike Oborski Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brett Young Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brett Young Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Betjeman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amblecote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mike Oborski Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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