Total Crime Rate

443.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 443.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.4 9/10
  • Other theft 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenfield Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenfield Avenue (DY8 1SY) in the last 12 months was 443.0 per 1,000 residents and was 477.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 147.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfield Avenue (DY8 1SY), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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