Total Crime Rate

92.4 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 92.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Colwall Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 262nd 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 Colwall Road (DY3 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwall Road (DY3 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stickley Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruiton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shallcross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Feldspar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clee Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Summer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ruiton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stickley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fieldstone View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Five Ways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stickley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stickley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stickley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stickley Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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