Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broughton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broughton Road (DY9 0XP) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broughton Road (DY9 0XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Grove Gardens, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walker Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pedmore & Stourbridge East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drew Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walker Avenue | Under investigation |
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