Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (DY5 3XD) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South average (171.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (DY5 3XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindsey Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pheasant Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cressett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cressett Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Kerry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsty Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4180 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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