Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canalside area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 335 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 Canalside (DY13 9BD) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canalside (DY13 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longboat Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longboat Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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