Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Lightwoods Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 237th 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 Lightwoods Road (DY9 0TP) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwoods Road (DY9 0TP), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lightwoods Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Farm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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