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Crime in DY10 2

How much crime is recorded in DY10 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wyre Forest
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,159 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY10 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY10 2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
43.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DY10 2National
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary9.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order5.94.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs3.12.4
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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