Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 1NQ
How much crime is recorded in DY8 1NQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldswinford & Pedmore
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,708 (2024)
DY8 1NQStourbridge
How safe is DY8 1NQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 1NQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY8 1NQNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary8.19.1
Shoplifting2.78.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.