Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brockton Place area has the 31st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 145th highest crime rate of 335 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 Brockton Place (DY13 0LE) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brockton Place (DY13 0LE), the main crime hotspot is near Yarranton Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Areley Kings & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Areley Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowpatch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yarranton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarranton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vawdrey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swiss Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swiss Heights | Under investigation |
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