Total Crime Rate
139.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dudhill 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.
View Crime In Rowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harvest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dudhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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