Crime Rates at Hillcrest, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2JS

Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest (DY3 2JS) 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 Hillcrest (DY3 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bird Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.