Crime Rates at Balds Lane, Stourbridge, DY9 8TE

Balds Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 417th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Balds Lane (DY9 8TE) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balds Lane (DY9 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Bank, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balds Lane (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.