Total Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifton 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 Clifton Street (DY8 3XR) 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 Clifton Street (DY8 3XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summer Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Drive | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Street | Under investigation |
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