Crime Rates at Stepping Stones, Stourbridge, DY8 1JY

Stepping Stones area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 486th lowest 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 Stepping Stones (DY8 1JY) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stepping Stones (DY8 1JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tile Croft, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stepping Stones (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.