Total Crime Rate

1379.2 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 1379.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 568.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 308.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.5 10/10
  • Public order 100.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
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

Mill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 3rd 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 Mill Lane (DY11 6YH) in the last 12 months was 1379.2 per 1,000 residents and was 712.1% 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 Shoplifting with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 330.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (DY11 6YH), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Butts Ringway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carpet Trades Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carpet Trades Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carpet Trades Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpet Trades Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Butts Ringway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Butts Ringway Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Plimsoll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grammar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perrett Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Carpet Trades Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plimsoll Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Habberley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Northcliffe Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradley Thursfield Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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