Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Merricks Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merricks Close (DY12 2PF) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merricks Close (DY12 2PF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Merricks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Lakes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Lakes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Lakes Road Under investigation
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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