Total Crime Rate

679.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

313.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 679.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 313.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 213.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.5 10/10
  • Public order 68.7 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 7th highest crime rate of 335 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 High Street (DY13 8BE) in the last 12 months was 679.4 per 1,000 residents and was 417.7% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 313.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY13 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waters Edge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Tan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lombard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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