Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Wood Road (DY3 2LP) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (DY3 2LP), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Hill 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 Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkhouse Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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