Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 5RZ
How much crime is recorded in DY8 5RZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wordsley & Buckpool
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
DY8 5RZStourbridge
How safe is DY8 5RZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY8 5RZ area, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 5RZNational
Shoplifting22.48.4
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.