Total Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lion Passage area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lion Passage (DY8 3TX) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lion Passage (DY8 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near South Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faulknor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beauty Bank Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Faulknor Close | Under investigation |
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