Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (DY3 2JP) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (DY3 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Stickley Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkhouse Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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