Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lickhill Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 85th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lickhill Road (DY13 8SB) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lickhill Road (DY13 8SB), 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 Lickhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area 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 New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Galahad Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galahad Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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