Crime Rates at Straits Road, Dudley, DY3 2UT

Straits Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Straits Road (DY3 2UT) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Straits Road (DY3 2UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prices Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.