Total Crime Rate

223.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.3 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 223.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rectory Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (DY8 2HA) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (DY8 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rectory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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