Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 2HE
How much crime is recorded in DY8 2HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldswinford & Pedmore
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
DY8 2HEStourbridge
How safe is DY8 2HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 2HE area, 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
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2HENational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary10.69.1
Other theft6.74.5
Shoplifting4.78.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order3.74.6
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.11.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.