Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 5QZ
How much crime is recorded in DY8 5QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wordsley & Buckpool
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
DY8 5QZStourbridge
How safe is DY8 5QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 5QZ area, below 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5QZNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary12.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.