Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fox Covert area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Covert (DY8 3TW) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Covert (DY8 3TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foster Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowndes Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Covert area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mamble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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