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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DY8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DY8 recorded 224 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.73 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring51.04 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment224 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 5.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

224
trending_down -14.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

51.04per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,652

Within DY8 district

Wyre Forest

60,071

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 8 Other theft: 1
12
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 11
11
A451 Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 7 Drugs: 1
9
Lower Valley Road Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Market Street Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 2 Bicycle theft: 1
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Other theft: 1
6
Borough Crescent Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Durham Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Possession of weapons: 1
4
Audnam Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Coventry Street Map
total: 4 Public order: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
224 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
82
36.6%
Shoplifting
45
20.1%
Public Order
24
10.7%
Other Theft
22
9.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
18
8.0%
Vehicle Crime
14
6.2%
Burglary
6
2.7%
Weapons Possession
3
1.3%
Drug Offences
3
1.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
3
1.3%
Other Crime
2
0.9%
Robbery
1
0.4%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: DY8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DY8 (36.6%). Shoplifting (20.1%) and Public Order (10.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DY8 has fallen noticeably — by 5.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DY8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -14.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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