Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Burton Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Burton Road (DY1 3TA) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (DY1 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Burton Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Goodrich Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bramble Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft B4175 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ripley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goodrich Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Badger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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