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 19th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 470.8 per 1,000 residents and was 405.9% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% 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 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highgate Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.