Total Crime Rate

213.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.2 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 213.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Giles Row area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Giles Row (DY8 1TR) in the last 12 months was 213.3 per 1,000 residents and was 178.2% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Giles Row (DY8 1TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Giles Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trefoil Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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