Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dudley Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (B65 8LY) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (B65 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistlegreen Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistlegreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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