Total Crime Rate

471.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 471.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Other theft 89.9 10/10
  • Public order 63.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mitton Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 11th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitton Gardens (DY13 9AB) in the last 12 months was 471.9 per 1,000 residents and was 259.6% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -4.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 194.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitton Gardens (DY13 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mitton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4025 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longboat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longboat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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