Crime Rates at Valley Road, Upper Gornal, Dudley, DY3 1TS

Valley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Valley Road (DY3 1TS) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% higher than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (DY3 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jockey Field (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.