Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 2DY
How much crime is recorded in DY8 2DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton South
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
DY8 2DYStourbridge
How safe is DY8 2DY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 2DY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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).
DY8 2DYNational
Burglary6.29.1
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft0.64.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.01.4
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.