Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 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 116.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Exeter Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 171st 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 Exeter Road (DY2 9RY) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Road (DY2 9RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exeter Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allbut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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