Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

New Rowley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 8AD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the St. James's average (154.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Rowley Road (DY2 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Park Hill Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Rowley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Warrens Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sledmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bennett'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sledmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sledmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrens Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrens Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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