Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Minster Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Minster Road (DY13 8AL) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minster Road (DY13 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Lorne Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minster Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Macarthur Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Longboat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorne Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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