Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blackthorne Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 472nd lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorne Road (DY1 3TG) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorne Road (DY1 3TG), the main crime hotspot is near Burton Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bramble Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ripley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beech Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodsorrel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shearing Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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