Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 55.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodland Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 478th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Avenue (DY5 1EF) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Avenue (DY5 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Hill. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albertine Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albertine Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albertine Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchtree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Hill

Data Sources

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