Total Crime Rate

203.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 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 203.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Other theft 43.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edwin Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 29th 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 Edwin Avenue (DY11 7SZ) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% higher than the Aggborough & Spennells average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwin Avenue (DY11 7SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Dunlin Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Edwin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Road (Road 1) Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Humphries Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pochard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frederick Road (Road 1) Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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