Crime Rates at Crabbe Street, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8UP

Crabbe Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 27th 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 Crabbe Street (DY9 8UP) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 513.6% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabbe Street (DY9 8UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Bank, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.