Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Barrow Hill Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Barrow Hill Road (DY5 4UA) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Gornal average (65.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Hill Road (DY5 4UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntsmill Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrow Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassandra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barratts Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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