Total Crime Rate

77.4 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Boundary Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 328th 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 Boundary Hill (DY3 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Gornal average (65.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Hill (DY3 2HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Zoar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Turners Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clee Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bird Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Summer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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