Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cradley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Cradley Road (DY2 9RH) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cradley Road (DY2 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cradley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Saltwells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Abingdon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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