Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bridgnorth Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wollaston & Stourbridge Town , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 3PB) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the Wollaston & Stourbridge Town average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgnorth Road (DY8 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Bridgnorth Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgnorth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highpark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blakeney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgnorth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgnorth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eggington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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