Total Crime Rate

40.3 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 40.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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

Cathcart Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cathcart Road (DY8 3XA) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathcart Road (DY8 3XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summer Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cathcart Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mamble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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