Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hazel Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Road (DY1 3EN) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Road (DY1 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A4168 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hazel Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4168 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A4168 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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