Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradfield Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradfield Way (DY1 4FD) in the last 12 months was 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradfield Way (DY1 4FD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bradfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shrewsbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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