Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Farm Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 371st 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 7PH) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Farm Road (DY9 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tile Croft, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowle Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadcroft Grange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crowle Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowle Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crowle Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Romsley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crowle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tile Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tile Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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