Total Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gladstone Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wollaston & Stourbridge Town , and the 183rd 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 Gladstone Road (DY8 3PE) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the Wollaston & Stourbridge Town average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladstone Road (DY8 3PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgnorth Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gladstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wildacres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgnorth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgnorth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridgnorth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridgnorth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridgnorth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgnorth Road | Under investigation |
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