Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Lickhill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 51st highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lickhill Road (DY13 8SE) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lickhill Road (DY13 8SE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lickhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhall Lane —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sion Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lickhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order William Bullock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Bullock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucy Baldwin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Olive Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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