Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Dorsett Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorsett Road (DY13 8EP) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorsett Road (DY13 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Lorne Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorsett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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