Total Crime Rate

226.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Burglary 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cradley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cradley Road (DY2 9RH) in the last 12 months was 226.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cradley Road (DY2 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Road, where police recorded 21 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.

View Crime In Netherton & Holly Hall

Crime Over Time in Cradley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoney Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Primrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑