Total Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birchfield Road area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (DY11 6PG) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Birchfield Road (DY11 6PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claughton Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Renfrew Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tomkinson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belle Orchard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pineridge Drive | Under investigation |
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