Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Saltwells Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltwells Road (DY2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Netherton & Holly Hall average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwells Road (DY2 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saltwells Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paint Cup Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Saltwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abingdon Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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