Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wyre Hill area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bewdley & Rock , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyre Hill (DY12 2UE) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Bewdley & Rock average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyre Hill (DY12 2UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Branches Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Muskoka (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyttelton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highclere | Under investigation |
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