Total Crime Rate

536.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 536.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 142.2 10/10
  • Other theft 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 14th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 536.7 per 1,000 residents and was 296.6% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tipton Road (DY1 4SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Moor Gardens, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (18 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Moor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallows Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coppice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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