Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.1 5/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heightington Place area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 334 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 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Areley Kings & Riverside average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heightington Place (DY13 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beach Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swiss Heights (3 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
Sep 2025Burglary Walton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowpatch Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunley Gardens

Data Sources

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