Crime Rates at High Street, Amblecote, Stourbridge, DY8 4DH

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DY8 4DH) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 241.7% higher than the Amblecote average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY8 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Corbett Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.