Total Crime Rate

58.6 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 58.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bright Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 450th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bright Street (DY8 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bright Street (DY8 3QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bright Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eggington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eggington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belfry Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swan Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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