Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawnwood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 103rd 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 Lawnwood Road (DY2 0BS) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Netherton & Holly Hall average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawnwood Road (DY2 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Copse Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Netherton & Holly Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bush Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Copse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Murray Grey Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dudley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dudley Wood Road | Under investigation |
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