Crime Rates at Ballarat Walk, Stourbridge, DY8 1SZ

Ballarat Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 15th 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 Ballarat Walk (DY8 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 510.6 per 1,000 residents and was 500.4% higher than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballarat Walk (DY8 1SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.