Crime Rates at Lower High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1TG

Lower High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Lower High Street (DY8 1TG) in the last 12 months was 235.6 per 1,000 residents and was 177.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower High Street (DY8 1TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.