Crime in Stourport-on-Severn
Recorded crime in Stourport-on-Severn is 0.9 times the Wyre Forest average and 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 5%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stourport-on-Severn: about 13,304 residents in 15 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.3/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −5%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Wyre Forest average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stourport-on-Severn.
Crime over 5 years
Down 5% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Stourport-on-Severn, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Wyre Forest average (0.9× the England and Wales average). 70 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 31 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Wyre Forest (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Wyre Forest partnership area, not only Stourport-on-Severn. Figures for the North Worcestershire community safety partnership, which covers Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 464 | 1.6 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 424 | 1.4 | Down 29% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,213 | 4.1 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 550 | 1.9 | Down 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DY13
In DY13, the postcode district at the centre of Stourport-on-Severn, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 631 | 3% | 1% | 77% | 10% | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 195 | 2% | 1% | 37% | 57% | 3% |
| Public order | 138 | 4% | 1% | 62% | 28% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 112 | 0% | 0% | 17% | 77% | 6% |
| Other theft | 109 | 2% | 1% | 30% | 61% | 6% |
| Burglary | 96 | 8% | 0% | 29% | 56% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 58 | 10% | 2% | 41% | 47% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Wyre Forest, 2023 to 2025: 113 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 38 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 7 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 34% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 4.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.6 |
| Drugs | 1.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 6.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.4 |
| Public order | 5.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 6.0 |
Postcode districts in Stourport-on-Severn
Nearby towns
Council: Wyre Forest
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Questions about crime in Stourport-on-Severn
- Is Stourport-on-Severn a safe place to live?
- Stourport-on-Severn scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Wyre Forest average.
- Is crime going up or down in Stourport-on-Severn?
- Down 5% over 5 years, from 1,063 recorded crimes a year to 1,010.
- What is the most common crime in Stourport-on-Severn?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 29 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Stourport-on-Severn compare with Wyre Forest?
- Crime severity in Stourport-on-Severn is 0.9 times the Wyre Forest average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Stourport-on-Severn?
- In DY13, the postcode district at the centre of Stourport-on-Severn, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 32% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Stourport-on-Severn?
- Of 96 burglaries reported in DY13, the postcode district at the centre of Stourport-on-Severn between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 56% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Stourport-on-Severn?
- In 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Stourport-on-Severn, the police recorded 464 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Stourport-on-Severn?
- 1,213 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Stourport-on-Severn, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Stourport-on-Severn last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Stourport-on-Severn, against 4 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.