What is the crime rate in wyre forest?

As of March 2026, wyre forest has an annual crime rate of 84.45 per 1,000 residents, based on 843 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does wyre forest rank nationally for crime?

wyre forest ranks #198 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in wyre forest?

The most common crime type in wyre forest is Violence & Sexual Offences with 297 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 35.2% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: West Mercia Police Police

wyre forest Crime Intelligence Report

wyre forest recorded 843 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.3 per 1,000 residents. This places wyre forest at #198 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 37.7% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.9% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

843

trending_up +37.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

84.45per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#180of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Worcestershire

#5rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 17	17
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 4	8
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 12	12
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 8 Public order: 4	8
On or near Roundhill Wharf Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 11	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10	10
On or near Areley Common Map	Shoplifting: 7	7
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 6	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

843 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

297

35.2%

Anti-social Behaviour

123

14.6%

Shoplifting

10.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

8.9%

Public Order

7.7%

Vehicle Crime

5.8%

Other Theft

4.6%

Drug Offences

3.8%

Burglary

3.4%

Other Crime

2.7%

Weapons Possession

1.3%

Robbery

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

397

Total Stops

22.4%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

249

Offensive weapons

Article for use in theft

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Outcome

A no further action disposal279

Arrest89

Community resolution19

Khat or Cannabis warning3

Summons / charged by post3

Penalty Notice for Disorder3

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male327

Female54

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

77.2%

White

13.1%

Asian

5.8%

Black

2.6%

Mixed

1.3%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Mercia Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

12 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Blakebrook & Habberley South	121	113.1
2	Aggborough & Spennells	153	109.4
3	Mitton	95	91.2
4	Broadwaters	61	83.7
5	Franche & Habberley North	82	77.5

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Wribbenhall & Arley	22	3.3
shield	Lickhill	14	5.7
shield	Offmore & Comberton	37	3.9
shield	Foley Park & Hoobrook	102	6.7
shield	Bewdley & Rock	43	5.0

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +37.7%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.9%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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