Total Crime Rate

207.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 207.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hillcrest Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Road (DY2 7PN) in the last 12 months was 207.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (DY2 7PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlegate Drive, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Field Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arras Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Castlegate Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castlegate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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