Total Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Langstone Road area has the lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 48th 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 Langstone Road (DY1 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langstone Road (DY1 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peregrine Close, where police recorded 34 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 Langstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boleyn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peregrine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peregrine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peregrine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell'S Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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