Total Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxley Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Oxley Close (DY2 0EN) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (85.0 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 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxley Close (DY2 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daphne Pool Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxley Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thompson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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