Total Crime Rate

570.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 570.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Burglary 60.4 10/10
  • Public order 53.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tan Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 8th 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 Tan Lane (DY13 8HD) in the last 12 months was 570.5 per 1,000 residents and was 336.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 201.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tan Lane (DY13 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tan Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lickhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitton Street
Sep 2025Public order Mitton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Macarthur Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilgal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gilgal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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