Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gorge Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorge Road (DY3 1LE) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Coseley average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorge Road (DY3 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gorge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Abney Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evans Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gorge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Marys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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