Crime Rates at High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 4FA

High Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 280th 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 High Street (DY8 4FA) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY8 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowfields Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.