Total Crime Rate

92.0 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Northfield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 265th 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 Northfield Road (DY2 9ET) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Netherton & Holly Hall average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Road (DY2 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stretton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Primrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raybould'S Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arch Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greaves Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greaves Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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