Total Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgley , and the 428th highest 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 Northway (DY3 3RL) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northway (DY3 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eaves Court Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lomond Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sedgley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lomond Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eaves Court Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaves Court Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lomond Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterstone Close | Under investigation |
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