Total Crime Rate

189.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 189.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Broom Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Broom Road (DY1 3LF) in the last 12 months was 189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broom Road (DY1 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Wrens Nest Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broom Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Pine Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wrens Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wrens Nest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wrens Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrens Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pine Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marigold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrens Nest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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