Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rufford Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 342nd highest 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 Rufford Road (DY9 7LU) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufford Road (DY9 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Woodward Place. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rufford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chawn Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourbridge Junction Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lutley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lutley Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodward Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodward Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Martley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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