Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beale 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A451 Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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