Total Crime Rate

163.5 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 163.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highland Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 110th 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 Highland Road (DY1 3BW) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (DY1 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Occupation Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Southgate Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Malthouse Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nith Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limepit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Occupation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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