Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hilltop Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 494th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Hilltop Road (DY2 7EY) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the St. James's average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop Road (DY2 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mytton Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brewery Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mytton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mytton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hilltop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mytton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mytton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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