Postcode district · Stourbridge
Crime in DY7
How much crime is recorded in DY7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 19,228 (2024)
DY7Postcode district · Stourbridge
How safe is DY7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY7National
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Burglary10.99.1
Shoplifting10.48.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.