Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 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 83.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Areley Common area has the 21st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 97th 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 Areley Common (DY13 0NL) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Areley Common (DY13 0NL), 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 Areley Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarranton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Vawdrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowpatch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Edge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Areley Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowpatch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarranton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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