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

Dowles Road 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 Dowles Road (DY12 2EJ) 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 Dowles Road (DY12 2EJ), 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 Dowles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sabrina Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Load Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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