Total Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chaffinch Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 335 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 Chaffinch Drive (DY10 4SY) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Aggborough & Spennells average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaffinch Drive (DY10 4SY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barn Owl Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pochard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunlin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dunlin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunlin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Humphries Drive | Under investigation |
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