Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bewdley Road North area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 335 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 Bewdley Road North (DY13 8PX) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bewdley Road North (DY13 8PX), the main crime hotspot is near Lickhill Road North. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lickhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bewdley Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Milford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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