Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 4XE
How much crime is recorded in DY8 4XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashwood
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
DY8 4XEStourbridge
How safe is DY8 4XE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 4XE 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
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 4XENational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Shoplifting16.18.4
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.12.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.