Total Crime Rate

70.4 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 70.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 368th 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 Road (DY2 8SY) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (DY2 8SY), the main crime hotspot is near The Sling. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grazebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sling Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adshead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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