Crime Rates at Prospect Road, Dudley, DY3 2TJ

Prospect Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Prospect Road (DY3 2TJ) in the last 12 months was 298.5 per 1,000 residents and was 357.1% higher than the Gornal average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (DY3 2TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prices Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.