Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY9 7LS
How much crime is recorded in DY9 7LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldswinford & Pedmore
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,708 (2024)
DY9 7LSStourbridge
How safe is DY9 7LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY9 7LS 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
DY9 7LSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary8.19.1
Shoplifting2.78.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.