Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lower Heath area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Areley Kings & Riverside , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Wyre Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Heath (DY13 9PG) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Heath (DY13 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Power Station Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Heath area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mayflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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