Postcode district · Bewdley
Crime in DY12
How much crime is recorded in DY12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 20,250 (2024)
DY12Postcode district · Bewdley
How safe is DY12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY12, 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
DY12National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary7.59.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.