Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 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 74.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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
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

Bowpatch Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 113th 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 Bowpatch Road (DY13 0ND) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowpatch Road (DY13 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Areley Common, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowpatch Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowpatch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Swiss Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vawdrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowpatch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wrekin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Areley Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowpatch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swiss Heights Under investigation
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Data Sources

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