Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crown Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Crown Lane (DY8 1YA) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Lane (DY8 1YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faulknor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drury Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scott'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Race Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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