Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wassell Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 160th highest crime rate of 334 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 Wassell Drive (DY12 1EF) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Bewdley & Rock average (65.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wassell Drive (DY12 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Cordle Marsh Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wassell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cordle Marsh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kidderminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cordle Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cordle Marsh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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