Crime Rates at Lavender Road, Dudley, DY1 4HR

Lavender Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Lavender Road (DY1 4HR) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Road (DY1 4HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorne Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.