Crime Rates at Hill Road, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8HG

Hill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Road (DY9 8HG) in the last 12 months was 296.7 per 1,000 residents and was 336.9% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 156.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Road (DY9 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Bank, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.