Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chesshire Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesshire Avenue (DY13 0EA) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesshire Avenue (DY13 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarranton Close, where police recorded 33 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 Chesshire Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarranton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swiss Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swiss Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Areley Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Edge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vawdrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarranton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowpatch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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