Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cradley Park Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Cradley Park Road (DY2 9SP) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cradley Park Road (DY2 9SP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Lukes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | School Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pavilion Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allbut Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bodmin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Saltwells Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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