Total Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Church Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Church Street (DY8 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 103.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DY8 1LZ), 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.

View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mount Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foster Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foster Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foster Street East

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.