Total Crime Rate

560.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

364.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 560.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 364.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.6 10/10
  • Public order 70.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dudley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (DY5 1LE) in the last 12 months was 560.8 per 1,000 residents and was 256.1% higher than the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 364.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (DY5 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Waterfront West. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfront West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterfront West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garrat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garrat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrat Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Planet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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