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

Valley Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Valley Road (DY3 1TT) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 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 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (DY3 1TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stable Court, where police recorded 15 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.