Total Crime Rate

139.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wollaston & Stourbridge Town , and the 142nd 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 Cornwall Road (DY8 4TE) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Road (DY8 4TE), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wollaston & Stourbridge Town

Crime Over Time in Cornwall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Place
Sep 2025Other theft Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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