Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 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 119.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodward Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 62nd 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 Woodward Road (DY11 6NU) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodward Road (DY11 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lister Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodward Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Godson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tomkinson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Chestnuts Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodward Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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