Total Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gower Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgley , and the 118th 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 Gower Road (DY3 3PL) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Sedgley average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gower Road (DY3 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padarn Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langland Drive (3 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 | South View Road | Under investigation |
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