Total Crime Rate

477.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

229.9 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 477.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 229.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Public order 74.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Severn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 10th 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 Severn Road (DY13 9FG) in the last 12 months was 477.0 per 1,000 residents and was 263.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 229.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Road (DY13 9FG), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waters Edge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkes Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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