Total Crime Rate
118.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Somery Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 165th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Somery Road (DY1 4BD) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somery Road (DY1 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gervase Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gervase Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gervase Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
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