Total Crime Rate

74.4 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 74.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Worcester Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 344th 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 Worcester Road (DY2 9LW) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Road (DY2 9LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourne Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Magpie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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