Total Crime Rate
101.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avenue Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (DY2 0SL) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenue Road (DY2 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highgate Road (19 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 | Crossgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hallchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cochrane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Buxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Buxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holly Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holly Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Street | Under investigation |
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