Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worcester Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Lane (DY8 2PG) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Lane (DY8 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehall Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Leigh Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pedmore & Stourbridge East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Leigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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