Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Whitburn Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitburn Close (DY11 6BH) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Blakebrook & Habberley South average (154.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitburn Close (DY11 6BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summer Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whitburn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Jelleyman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pineridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renfrew Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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