Crime Rates at Wellington Road, Dudley, DY1 1UH

Wellington Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (DY1 1UH) in the last 12 months was 215.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (DY1 1UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlton Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.