Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bluebell Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 352nd 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 Bluebell Road (DY1 4EW) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bluebell Road (DY1 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum 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 | Limes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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