Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 506th highest 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 Victoria Road (DY5 1DD) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (DY5 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heritage Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chancery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pembridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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