Crime Rates at Buxton Road, Dudley, DY2 0ST

Buxton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Buxton Road (DY2 0ST) in the last 12 months was 375.4 per 1,000 residents and was 291.6% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (DY2 0ST), 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.