Total Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.0 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 237.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Plimsoll Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plimsoll Street (DY11 6TZ) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plimsoll Street (DY11 6TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Lane. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Plimsoll Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Butts Ringway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Butts Ringway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Butts Ringway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Butts Ringway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Plimsoll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Caldwall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roundhill Wharf Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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