Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 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

New Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 149th 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 New Road (DY12 1JF) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (DY12 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anton Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Warstone Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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