Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bromley Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 89th 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 Bromley Lane (DY6 8JP) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromley Lane (DY6 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Smalman Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wordsley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lesley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beaulieu Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Close | Under investigation |
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