Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 66.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 390th highest 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 Chapel Walk (DY3 2TR) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Gornal average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Walk (DY3 2TR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Askew Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bird Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louise Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prices Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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