Crime Rates at Cross Walks Road, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8BG

Cross Walks Road area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Walks Road (DY9 8BG) in the last 12 months was 400.7 per 1,000 residents and was 596.5% higher 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 296.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Walks Road (DY9 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Bank, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.