Total Crime Rate
121.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stourbridge Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stourbridge Road (DY9 7BX) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stourbridge Road (DY9 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwicke Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cradley North & Wollescote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadcroft Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardwicke Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Timmis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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