Postcode · Stourbridge
Crime in DY9 8UT
How much crime is recorded in DY9 8UT, 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 8UTStourbridge
How safe is DY9 8UT
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 8UT 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY9 8UTNational
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.