Total Crime Rate

153.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Worcester Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Road (DY2 9LN) in the last 12 months was 153.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Road (DY2 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Double Row, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Hill Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worcester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Double Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Double Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Magpie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Double Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Double Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourne Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purlin Wharf
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purlin Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purlin Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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