Crime Rates at Pargeter Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1AU

Pargeter 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 Pargeter Street (DY8 1AU) 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 Pargeter Street (DY8 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A451, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.