Total Crime Rate

385.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 385.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Other theft 71.2 10/10
  • Public order 67.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mitton Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 13th highest crime rate of 334 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 385.8 per 1,000 residents and was 195.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 153.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitton Gardens (DY13 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 17 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Macarthur Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mitton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitton Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilgal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gilgal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Longboat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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