Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bark Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 76th highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bark Hill (DY12 2BD) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% higher than the Bewdley & Rock average (65.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bark Hill (DY12 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Venus Bank, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Muskoka (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bark Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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