Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Farm Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 264th 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 New Farm Road (DY9 7PG) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Farm Road (DY9 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Crowle Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rufford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadcroft Grange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beacon Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shepherds Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lewis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crowle Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crowle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowle Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowle Drive | — |
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