Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 400th 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 High Street (DY5 2AF) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY5 2AF), 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 High Street area

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

Data Sources

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