Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Newark Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 334th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newark Road (DY2 9SH) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Road (DY2 9SH), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Road —
Sep 2025Public order Spinners End Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Beck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reddal Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ave Maria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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