Crime Rate in Hayley Green & Cradley South, ward

Hayley Green & Cradley South has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 1679th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 150th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hayley Green & Cradley South in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hayley Green & Cradley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 233 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hayley Green & Cradley South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Walton Close (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.