Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Suffolk Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 417th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Road (DY2 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (DY2 0UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devon Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Suffolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Crossgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivanhoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Suffolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4101 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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