Total Crime Rate
75.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 109th highest 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 Church Avenue (DY13 9DB) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Avenue (DY13 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longboat Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longboat Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4025 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lombard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lombard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stour Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lombard Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lombard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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