Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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
  • 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

Westfield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 278th 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 Westfield Road (DY2 8LF) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. 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 10 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (DY2 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buffery Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The School Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buffery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Abbey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Hill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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