Total Crime Rate

406.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 406.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 291.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kettles Bank Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 20th 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 Kettles Bank Road (DY3 2TH) in the last 12 months was 406.7 per 1,000 residents and was 514.8% higher than the Gornal average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettles Bank Road (DY3 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prices Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kettles Bank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Prices Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Askew Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prices Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Prices Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Spinney Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Musk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musk Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musk Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
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Data Sources

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