Total Crime Rate

742.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

288.3 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 742.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 288.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Robbery 27.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
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

Marlpool Lane area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Franche & Habberley North , and the 5th 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 Marlpool Lane (DY11 5DA) in the last 12 months was 742.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1102.5% higher than the Franche & Habberley North average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 288.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlpool Lane (DY11 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradley Thursfield Court (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Marlpool Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northcliffe Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Thursfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Thursfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradley Thursfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bradley Thursfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradley Thursfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcliffe Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northcliffe Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northcliffe Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Puxton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Patios Under investigation
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Data Sources

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