Total Crime Rate
62.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayfield Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Mayfield Road (DY1 4DU) in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayfield Road (DY1 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Mill Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
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