Total Crime Rate
65.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boundary Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 396th 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 Boundary Hill (DY3 2HD) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Gornal average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundary Hill (DY3 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prices Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Prices Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prices Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prices Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boundary Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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