Total Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beale Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Beale Street (DY8 3XP) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beale Street (DY8 3XP), the main crime hotspot is near A451. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A451 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A451 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A451 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A451 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A451 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faulknor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faulknor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A451 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A451 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A451 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A451 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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