Crime Rates at Dudley Street, West Bromwich, B70 9AJ

Dudley Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 191st highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Street (B70 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Street (B70 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Gas Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.