Crime Rates at Gorse Road, Dudley, DY1 3LQ

Gorse 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 Gorse Road (DY1 3LQ) 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 Gorse Road (DY1 3LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wrens Nest Road, where police recorded 51 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.