Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northcott Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northcott Road (DY2 9PR) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Netherton & Holly Hall average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcott Road (DY2 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knighton Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northcott Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stretton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abingdon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ballard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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