Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 102.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wood Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 218th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Road (DY3 2LL) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (DY3 2LL), 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 Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haslingden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkhouse Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haslingden Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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