Total Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peak Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Peak Road (DY8 4UN) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peak Road (DY8 4UN), the main crime hotspot is near Armstrong Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quantock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Nevis Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ankadine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ardingly Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ardingly Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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