Crime Rates at Wheeler Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1XJ

Wheeler Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Wheeler Street (DY8 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeler Street (DY8 1XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summer Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowndes Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.