Total Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Croftwood Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 447th 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 Croftwood Road (DY9 7EX) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croftwood Road (DY9 7EX), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Rise. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pedmore & Stourbridge East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shepherds Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadcroft Grange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beacon Rise | — |
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