Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 47.8 5/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hopyard Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 482nd lowest 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 Hopyard Close (DY3 2XJ) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Gornal average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopyard Close (DY3 2XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Street, where police recorded 13 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hopyard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbrook Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Askew Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brick Kiln Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louise Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
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Data Sources

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