Total Crime Rate

240.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 240.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castle Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 22nd 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 Castle Road (DY11 6TH) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Aggborough & Spennells average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (DY11 6TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Lane, where police recorded 191 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roundhill Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Roundhill Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roundhill Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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