Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lantern Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lantern Road (DY2 0DL) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lantern Road (DY2 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Murray Grey Mews. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lantern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Saltwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paint Cup Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lantern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Murray Grey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Grey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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