Total Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maypole Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Maypole Drive (DY8 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maypole Drive (DY8 3TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summer Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowndes Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beauty Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Crescent | Under investigation |
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