Total Crime Rate

221.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 221.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Park Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 High Park Avenue (DY8 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Park Avenue (DY8 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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