Crime Rates at Seymour Road, Stourbridge, DY9 8YF

Seymour Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 141st highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Seymour Road (DY9 8YF) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 106.9% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Road (DY9 8YF), the main crime hotspot is near Balds Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.