Crime Rates at High Street, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5QS

High Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 442nd 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 5QS) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY8 5QS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.