Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 4LA
How much crime is recorded in DY8 4LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Amblecote West & Stambermill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,514 (2024)
DY8 4LAStourbridge
How safe is DY8 4LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 4LA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 4LANational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime2.91.5
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.