Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corbyn Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Corbyn Road (DY1 2JY) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Corbyn Road (DY1 2JY), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Parklands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodstock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marmion Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marmion Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marmion Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodstock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Montrose Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kestrel Road | Under investigation |
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