Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 334th lowest 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 Wood Road (DY3 2LT) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (DY3 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 18 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Summer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Turners Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bird Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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