Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monarch Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 306th 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 Monarch Way (DY2 0LD) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monarch Way (DY2 0LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Hills Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knowle Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Road | Under investigation |
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