Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heightington Place area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 125th 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 Heightington Place (DY13 0BE) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heightington Place (DY13 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walton Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swiss Heights (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heightington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Swiss Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swiss Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowpatch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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