Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 154th 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 The Crescent (DY9 7LF) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DY9 7LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chawnhill Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodward Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chawnhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doctors Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rufford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chawn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chawnhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chawnhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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