Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Park Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 127th highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (DY13 8YH) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (DY13 8YH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lombard Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Olive Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bewdley Road
Sep 2025Burglary Lickhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Crescent Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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