Total Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barn Owl Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 52nd 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 Barn Owl Place (DY10 4UN) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Aggborough & Spennells average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Owl Place (DY10 4UN), the main crime hotspot is near Dunlin Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aggborough & Spennells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawfinch Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Owl Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawfinch Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Owl Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunlin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawfinch Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warbler Place | Under investigation |
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