Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 3RH
How much crime is recorded in DY8 3RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton North
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
DY8 3RHStourbridge
How safe is DY8 3RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 3RH 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 3RHNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order5.24.6
Other theft5.04.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Drugs1.72.4
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.