Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furlong Walk area has the 44th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furlong Walk (DY3 2EW) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Castle & Priory average (133.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furlong Walk (DY3 2EW), 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 Furlong Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order Foresters Fold Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Kennedy Crescent Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Crescent Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Autumn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Burglary Cedar Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Five Ways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Five Ways Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Redstone Way
Oct 2025Public order Redstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Other theft Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Kennedy Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Gate Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Summer Gate Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Gate Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Gate Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Stickley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Foresters Fold Under investigation

Data Sources

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