Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 294.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heydon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Heydon Road (DY5 4LP) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 216.1% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heydon Road (DY5 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commonside, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birbeck Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heydon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiled House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiled House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiled House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mullett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridgend Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bridgend Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haywharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petchells Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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