Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.0 4/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Charles Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 3UW) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Road (DY8 3UW), the main crime hotspot is near Gigmill Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Swan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gigmill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morning Pines Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morning Pines Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morning Pines Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gigmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mamble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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