Crime Rates at Forest Road, Dudley, DY1 4BX

Forest Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Forest Road (DY1 4BX) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (DY1 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.