Crime Rates at Dudley Wood Avenue, Dudley, DY2 0DG

Dudley Wood Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Wood Avenue (DY2 0DG) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Wood Avenue (DY2 0DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pavilion Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paint Cup Row (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.