Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Princess Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 48th highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Way (DY13 0DU) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Way (DY13 0DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarranton Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Edge Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhampton Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesshire Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackson Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackson Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seedgreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Seedgreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarranton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yarranton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Areley Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Edge Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Areley Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Edge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Malvern Edge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Areley Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Areley Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Astley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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