Crime Rates at Longfellow Road, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 3EE

Longfellow Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longfellow Road (DY3 3EE) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Gornal average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfellow Road (DY3 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsley Grove, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Straits Green (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.