Total Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lickhill Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lickhill Road (DY13 8SB) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Areley Kings & Riverside average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lickhill Road (DY13 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raven Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Areley Kings & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sion Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbons Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lickhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Raven Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkes Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkes Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkes Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | William Bullock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | William Bullock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lombard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
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