Crime Rate in Wordsley North, ward

Wordsley North has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 2389th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 228th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wordsley North in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wordsley North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wordsley North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Westcott Close (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.