Total Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashwood Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Himley & Swindon , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 355 local areas in South Staffordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwood Crescent (DY3 4BH) in the last 12 months was 4.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the Himley & Swindon average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Ashwood Crescent (DY3 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baggeridge Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Himley & Swindon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lickey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malvern Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lickey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lickey Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Court | Under investigation |
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