Total Crime Rate

379.3 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 379.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 224.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Norton Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 26th 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 Norton Road (DY8 2AE) in the last 12 months was 379.3 per 1,000 residents and was 733.8% higher than the Norton average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -1.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Road (DY8 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A451, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime South Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fredericks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baylie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grassmere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baylie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A451 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A451 Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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