Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birmingham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Wyre Forest Rural , and the 138th highest 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 Birmingham Road (DY10 3NS) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Wyre Forest Rural average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birmingham Road (DY10 3NS), the main crime hotspot is near Husum Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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