Total Crime Rate

331.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.6 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 331.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Austcliffe Lane area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Wyre Forest Rural , and the 14th 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 Austcliffe Lane (DY10 3RT) in the last 12 months was 331.4 per 1,000 residents and was 412.9% higher than the Wyre Forest Rural average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 168.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austcliffe Lane (DY10 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Common Barn Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austcliffe Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Austcliffe Lane area

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Data Sources

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