Crime Rates at Heath Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1SQ

Heath Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 323rd 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 Heath Street (DY8 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Street (DY8 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drury Lane, where police recorded 28 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.