Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Myrtle Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Road (DY1 3HH) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (DY1 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celandine Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pebworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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