Crime Rate in Upper Gornal & Woodsetton, ward

Upper Gornal & Woodsetton has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 3773rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 370th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Gornal & Woodsetton in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Gornal & Woodsetton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 345 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 149.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 422 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Gornal & Woodsetton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 94 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kinfare Rise (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.