Total Crime Rate

338.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 338.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chancery Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chancery Way (DY5 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 338.8 per 1,000 residents and was 341.8% higher than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chancery Way (DY5 1UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nottingham Way, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chancery Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nottingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nottingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nottingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chancery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pembridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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