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

Lower High Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 435th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Lower High Street (DY8 1TS) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower High Street (DY8 1TS), 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.