Total Crime Rate

460.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 460.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Severn Side North area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 11th highest crime rate of 334 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 Severn Side North (DY12 2EE) in the last 12 months was 460.3 per 1,000 residents and was 599.7% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 301.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Side North (DY12 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Load Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Side North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sabrina Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lax Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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