Postcode · Wyre Forest
Crime in WV98 1UW
How much crime is recorded in WV98 1UW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spennells & Hoobrook
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,058 (2024)
WV98 1UWWyre Forest
How safe is WV98 1UW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WV98 1UW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WV98 1UWNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary9.39.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Public order0.14.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.