Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 4QR
How much crime is recorded in DY8 4QR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wollaston
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
DY8 4QRStourbridge
How safe is DY8 4QR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 4QR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DY8 4QRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.24.6
Robbery1.71.4
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.