Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hadcroft Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Hadcroft Road (DY9 7LR) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (85.0 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadcroft Road (DY9 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwicke Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldfinch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadcroft Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Martley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardwicke Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barn Close | Under investigation |
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