Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 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 115.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Norwich Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 176th 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 Norwich Road (DY2 9SG) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (DY2 9SG), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allbut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abingdon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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