Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cobden Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Cobden Street (DY8 3RU) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 3 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 Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Street (DY8 3RU), 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 Cobden Street area

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

Data Sources

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