Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 459th lowest 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 Charles Road (DY8 3UN) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Road (DY8 3UN), the main crime hotspot is near Gigmill Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Charles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morning Pines Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gigmill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gigmill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gigmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gigmill Way —
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Data Sources

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