Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wollaston & Stourbridge Town , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Vicarage Road (DY8 4QY) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Wollaston & Stourbridge Town average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (DY8 4QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgnorth Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eggington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eggington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgnorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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