Total Crime Rate
190.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawnwood Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 76th 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 Lawnwood Road (DY2 0BS) in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 121.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawnwood Road (DY2 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bush Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murray Grey Mews (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pavilion Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Grey Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Murray Grey Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lantern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bratch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bratch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Saltwells Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pavilion Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paint Cup Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Copse Road | Under investigation |
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