Crime Rates at Laurel Road, Dudley, DY1 3PR

Laurel Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 277th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Road (DY1 3PR) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Road (DY1 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washington Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.