Total Crime Rate

166.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stour Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 39th highest crime rate of 334 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 Stour Lane (DY13 9AH) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stour Lane (DY13 9AH), 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 Stour Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nina Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mitton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilgal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitton Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Gilgal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Discovery Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Discovery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Macarthur Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nina Close —
Sep 2025Public order Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Santa Maria Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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