Dudley North vs Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston

Dudley North has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,996 crimes in the last 12 months. Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 2,298 crimes. Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dudley North shows a year-on-year crime trend of +0.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston shows -7.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dudley North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,617 incidents). In Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston, it is Violent Crime (913 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dudley North recorded 302 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston recorded 152. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dudley North totalled 1,617 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 913 in Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dudley North recorded 3,991 crimes (now 3,996, a change of +0.1%). Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston recorded 2,484 crimes previously (now 2,298, -7.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dudley North has a resolution rate of 29% and Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston has 25.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dudley North falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dudley North and Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.