Total Crime Rate
125.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Areley Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 66th highest crime rate of 334 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 Areley Lane (DY13 0TA) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower than the Areley Kings & Riverside average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% 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 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryvere Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Areley Kings & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cedar Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryvere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryvere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryvere Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryvere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryvere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhall Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cedar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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