Total Crime Rate
158.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chesshire Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 40th highest crime rate of 335 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 Chesshire Close (DY13 0EB) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Areley Kings & Riverside average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chesshire Close (DY13 0EB), 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.
View Crime In Areley Kings & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vawdrey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarranton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swiss Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swiss Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowpatch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Areley Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malvern Edge Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowpatch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yarranton Close | Under investigation |
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