Total Crime Rate

139.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dudhill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 191st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudhill Road (B65 8HS) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher than the Rowley average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudhill Road (B65 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Cornfield Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dudhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Robin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harvest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dudhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudhill Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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