Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (DY3 2JR) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (DY3 2JR), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Turners Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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