Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South View Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgley , and the 191st 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 South View Road (DY3 3PG) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Sedgley average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South View Road (DY3 3PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caswell Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Caswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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