Total Crime Rate
298.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stourbridge Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Wyre Forest Rural , and the 19th highest crime rate of 334 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 Stourbridge Road (DY10 3PT) in the last 12 months was 298.8 per 1,000 residents and was 377.5% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stourbridge Road (DY10 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Hurcott Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wyre Forest Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Podmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Podmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurcott Rise | — |
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