Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Rowley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 419th highest 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 New Rowley Road (DY2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Rowley Road (DY2 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buffery Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Hill Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Rowley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moncrieffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moncrieffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moncrieffe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warrens Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buffery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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