Total Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawn Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 44th lowest 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 Lawn Street (DY8 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawn Street (DY8 3UQ), the main crime hotspot is near South Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clifton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fredericks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | South Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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