Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Old High Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old High Street (DY5 2JA) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old High Street (DY5 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Walk, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bickon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bickon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pembridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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