Total Crime Rate
221.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridgnorth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 65th 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 Bridgnorth Road (DY8 3NY) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridgnorth Road (DY8 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridgnorth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgnorth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belfry Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eggington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eggington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgnorth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgnorth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridgnorth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgnorth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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