Total Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ankerdine Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 17th 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 Ankerdine Avenue (DY13 0BB) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Areley Kings & Riverside average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ankerdine Avenue (DY13 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walton Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowpatch Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Areley Kings & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wrekin Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowpatch Close | Under investigation |
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