Total Crime Rate

252.6 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 252.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Connaught Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 23rd 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 Connaught Avenue (DY11 6LS) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Blakebrook & Habberley South average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Avenue (DY11 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Connaught Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larches Cottage Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A451 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hemming Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larches Cottage Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larches Cottage Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larches Cottage Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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