Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lickhill Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 100th highest crime rate of 335 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 8SL) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lickhill Road (DY13 8SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Hill Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gheluvelt Court (4 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 | Other crime | Galahad Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moor Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Galahad Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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