Total Crime Rate

151.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawkesley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 126th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

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 Hawkesley Road (DY1 2HP) in the last 12 months was 151.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkesley Road (DY1 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Bushey Fields Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Eagle Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensnett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilderic Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pensnett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilderic Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrowhawk Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushey Fields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dereton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dereton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Eagle Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boleyn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilderic Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Middlepark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Kite Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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