Total Crime Rate

309.8 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 309.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Goldthorn Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Foley Park & Hoobrook , and the 16th 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 Goldthorn Road (DY11 7JD) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 224.0% higher than the Foley Park & Hoobrook average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldthorn Road (DY11 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbury Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Drive North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summer Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Drive North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jotham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godson Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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