Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 56.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cambridge Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 470th highest 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 Cambridge Road (DY2 0UL) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (DY2 0UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodstock Close, where police recorded 25 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 Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farthings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Suffolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Ivanhoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivanhoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4101 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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