Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 158.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Chestnut Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Franche & Habberley North , and the 40th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (DY11 5QA) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 157.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Grove (DY11 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Almond Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nursery Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whittles Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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