Total Crime Rate

542.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 542.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marlpool Lane area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Franche & Habberley North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 334 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 542.9 per 1,000 residents and was 920.2% higher than the Franche & Habberley North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 196.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% 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 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradley Thursfield Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlpool Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Northcliffe Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlpool Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradley Thursfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Thursfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Proud Cross Ringway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Habberley Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Patios —
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Data Sources

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