Crime Rates at Dudley Road, Rowley Regis, B65 8JY

Dudley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 72nd 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 Dudley Road (B65 8JY) in the last 12 months was 224.4 per 1,000 residents and was 247.7% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (B65 8JY), the main crime hotspot is near B4171. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.