Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Road (DY12 2BX) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Road (DY12 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Lakes Road, where police recorded 8 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.
View Crime In Bewdley & Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Lakes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Lakes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lakes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingram Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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