Total Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hilda Peers Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 68th 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 Hilda Peers Way (DY12 2DB) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Bewdley & Rock average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilda Peers Way (DY12 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Rise. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Orchard Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyttelton Road | Under investigation |
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