Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Worcester Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Worcester Street (DY8 1AS) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Street (DY8 1AS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Worcester Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baylie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drury Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nene Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faulknor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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