Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elm Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Wyre Forest Rural , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Place (DY10 3TS) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Wyre Forest Rural average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Place (DY10 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Staite Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Westhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shrubbery Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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