Total Crime Rate
103.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bayswater Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 214th 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 Bayswater Road (DY3 2QS) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bayswater Road (DY3 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near Pleasant View. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grosvenor Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shadwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodthorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hendon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant View | Under investigation |
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