Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodbury Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Foley Park & Hoobrook , and the 118th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodbury Road (DY11 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Foley Park & Hoobrook average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbury Road (DY11 7JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arley Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbury Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corndon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Witley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lickey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Highley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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