Total Crime Rate
125.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mears Coppice area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 161st highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Mears Coppice (DY5 2PH) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mears Coppice (DY5 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mears Coppice, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mears Coppice | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mears Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mears Coppice | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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