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Crime in Wyre Forest by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,601crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+25%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Chaddesley Corbettlowest rate30.8 per 1,000 a year
91.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Franche (11%), Larkhill (18%) and Comberton (18%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Sutton ParkDY11 · 37,971 residents 149.2▲ 21%violence
2Foley ParkDY11 · 41,722 residents 143.3▲ 21%violence
3FoxholesDY10 · 38,547 residents 141.7▲ 19%violence
4Birchen CoppiceDY11 · 6,100 residents 141▲ 30%violence
5BlakebrookDY11 · 44,042 residents 134.5▲ 21%violence
6CombertonDY10 · 40,889 residents 130.6▲ 18%violence
7LarkhillDY10 · 44,342 residents 126.7▲ 18%violence
8KidderminsterDY10 · 54,561 residents 121.2▲ 25%violence
9Stourport-on-SevernDY13 · 20,656 residents 105.3▲ 33%violence
10Sion HillDY10 · 10,087 residents 94.8▲ 50%violence
11CookleyDY10 · 2,533 residents 94.7▲ 46%violence
12GreenhillDY10 · 15,413 residents 91.1▲ 31%violence
13SpennellsDY10 · 7,566 residents 89.3▲ 47%violence
14BroadwatersDY10 · 12,715 residents 89.3▲ 49%violence
15FerndaleDY11 · 8,755 residents 88.2▲ 50%criminal damage
16Rifle RangeDY11 · 13,361 residents 81.4▲ 32%violence
17FrancheDY11 · 8,562 residents 79.4▲ 11%criminal damage
18Offmore FarmDY10 · 12,611 residents 76.4▲ 43%violence
19HoobrookDY11 · 7,738 residents 76▲ 28%violence
20BewdleyDY12 · 11,290 residents 67▲ 30%violence
21BlakedownDY10 · 1,505 residents 53.2▲ 67%violence
22WolverleyDY11 · 2,422 residents 44.6▼ 16%violence
23Chaddesley CorbettDY10 · 1,556 residents 30.8–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Wyre Forest have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Chaddesley Corbett, Wolverley, Blakedown, Bewdley and Hoobrook.

Which areas of Wyre Forest have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Sutton Park, Foley Park, Foxholes, Birchen Coppice and Blakebrook.

Is crime going up or down in Wyre Forest?

Across Wyre Forest, 2,601 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 25% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.