Total Crime Rate
145.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridgnorth Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgnorth Road (DY8 3QA) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridgnorth Road (DY8 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 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.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beauty Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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