Crime Rate in Lye & Stourbridge North, ward

Lye & Stourbridge North has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 2438th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 239th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lye & Stourbridge North in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lye & Stourbridge North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 550 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , up 133.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 679 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lye & Stourbridge North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Tile Croft, with 174 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Union Street (57 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.