Crime Rate in Gornal, ward

Gornal has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 3712th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 365th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gornal in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gornal’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 348 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 416 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gornal ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Prices Road, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Stickley Lane (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.