Total Crime Rate

49.8 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 49.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cope Gardens area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 157th 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 Cope Gardens (DY13 0BL) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cope Gardens (DY13 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walton Close, where police recorded 7 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 Cope Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Walton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowpatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowpatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bowpatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowpatch Road

Data Sources

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