Total Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blakebrook & Habberley South , and the 91st highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (DY11 6YU) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (DY11 6YU), the main crime hotspot is near Bradley Thursfield Court. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrett Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cobden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cobden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northcliffe Heights | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northcliffe Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northcliffe Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Perrett Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrett Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blakebrook Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrett Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perrett Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Patios | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northcliffe Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bradley Thursfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayle Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bradley Thursfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Thursfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Thursfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quayle Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Quayle Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bradley Thursfield Court | Under investigation |
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