Postcode sector · Stourbridge
Crime in DY8 9
How much crime is recorded in DY8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 2,054 (2024)
DY8 9Postcode sector · Stourbridge
How safe is DY8 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY8 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences49.223.6
Shoplifting29.18.4
Burglary19.79.1
Public order9.44.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft4.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.