Total Crime Rate

255.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kestrel Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Kestrel Road (DY1 2JU) in the last 12 months was 255.9 per 1,000 residents and was 167.0% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Road (DY1 2JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kestrel Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell'S Hall Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ashenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell'S Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Parklands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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