Crime Rates at Monument Avenue, Wollescote, Stourbridge, DY9 8XS

Monument Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 355th 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 Monument Avenue (DY9 8XS) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monument Avenue (DY9 8XS), 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.