Postcode · Bewdley
Crime in DY12 1BB
How much crime is recorded in DY12 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bewdley East & Upper Arley
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,361 (2024)
DY12 1BBBewdley
How safe is DY12 1BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY12 1BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY12 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.