Total Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mushroom Green area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mushroom Green (DY2 0EE) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mushroom Green (DY2 0EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thompson Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalvine Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birchtree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxley Close | Under investigation |
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