Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunns Bank area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Dunns Bank (DY5 2ES) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunns Bank (DY5 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Alexander Hill. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunns Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Judge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malpass Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynval Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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