Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coppice Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 466th highest 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 Coppice Lane (DY5 1AU) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coppice Lane (DY5 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Avenue (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Birch Avenue | Under investigation |
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