Total Crime Rate
148.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stourbridge Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stourbridge Road (B63 3UD) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stourbridge Road (B63 3UD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belle Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stourbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Charles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Attwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Attwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Orchard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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