Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forge Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Forge Road (DY8 1XF) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Road (DY8 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowndes Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauty Bank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maypole Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Forge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Green Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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