Total Crime Rate

141.2 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 141.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Myrtle Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 140th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (DY1 3HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 36 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 Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nith Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limepit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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