Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lydgate Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lydgate Road (DY6 8SF) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lydgate Road (DY6 8SF), the main crime hotspot is near Lerwick Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 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 | Meadowsweet Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitton Avenue | — |
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