Total Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stickley Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 236th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Stickley Lane (DY3 2JH) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Gornal average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stickley Lane (DY3 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Stickley Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gornal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Crest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitebeam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stickley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stickley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stickley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stickley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clee Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stickley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Turners Hill Road | Under investigation |
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