Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maple 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 Maple Road (DY1 4HH) 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 Maple Road (DY1 4HH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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