Total Crime Rate

568.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 568.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.4 10/10
  • Other theft 123.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 114.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.4 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tipton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 12th 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 Tipton Road (DY1 4SH) in the last 12 months was 568.8 per 1,000 residents and was 334.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 183.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tipton Road (DY1 4SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Moor Gardens, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tipton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldeney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aldeney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallows Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Moor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Moor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipps Stone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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