Crime Rate in Cradley North & Wollescote, ward

Cradley North & Wollescote has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 3538th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 349th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cradley North & Wollescote in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cradley North & Wollescote’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 483 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 61.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 586 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cradley North & Wollescote ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 83 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.