Total Crime Rate
117.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hanbury Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hanbury Hill (DY8 1BE) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hanbury Hill (DY8 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Danford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanbury Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nene Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faulknor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faulknor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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