Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY9 8QJ
How much crime is recorded in DY9 8QJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cradley West & Hayes Lane
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,608 (2024)
DY9 8QJStourbridge
How safe is DY9 8QJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY9 8QJ 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
DY9 8QJNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.