Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 71st highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Areley Lane (DY13 0TA) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Areley Lane (DY13 0TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryvere Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Areley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryvere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryvere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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