Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stourbridge Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stourbridge Road (DY1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stourbridge Road (DY1 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Ashenhurst Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brockmoor & Pensnett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashenhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quentin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilderic Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilderic Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilderic Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crossgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Suffolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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