Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 2HD
How much crime is recorded in DY8 2HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldswinford & Pedmore
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
DY8 2HDStourbridge
How safe is DY8 2HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 2HD 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2HDNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.31.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other theft1.14.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.