Total Crime Rate
72.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lickhill Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 114th highest crime rate of 335 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 8SE) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Areley Kings & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tan Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moor Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Galahad Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Galahad Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raven Street | Under investigation |
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