Total Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.2 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 204.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.7 7/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Connaught Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 28th 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 Connaught Avenue (DY11 6LS) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Avenue (DY11 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Larches Cottage Gardens. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Connaught Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Chestnuts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodward Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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