Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Oakwood Crescent area has the 40th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 294th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Crescent (DY2 0RY) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Crescent (DY2 0RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hallchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crossgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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