Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belmont Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 307th 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 Belmont Road (DY9 8BD) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Road (DY9 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Bank. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 24 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 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sandpiper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Love Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fletcher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crabbe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Walks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Walks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabbe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Walks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hill Bank | Under investigation |
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