Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

This 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 This (DY8 1UP) 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 postcode DY8 1UP, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradley Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in DY8 1UP area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauty Bank Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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