Total Crime Rate

264.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 264.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meriden Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 49th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Meriden Avenue (DY8 4QL) in the last 12 months was 264.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.7% higher than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Avenue (DY8 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgnorth Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meriden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blakeney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eggington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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