Total Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burns Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 197th 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 Burns Grove (DY3 3BW) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burns Grove (DY3 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsley Grove, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Masefield Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gornal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Under investigation |
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