Total Crime Rate

470.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

263.3 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 470.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 263.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.7 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Other crime 30.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Dowles Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Foley Park & Hoobrook , and the 12th highest crime rate of 335 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 Dowles Road (DY11 7NU) in the last 12 months was 470.0 per 1,000 residents and was 461.9% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 263.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowles Road (DY11 7NU), 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 Dowles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lickey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Highley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Witley Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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