Total Crime Rate

269.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 269.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Norton Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 47th 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 Norton Road (DY8 2AF) in the last 12 months was 269.0 per 1,000 residents and was 589.8% higher than the Norton average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Road (DY8 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near A451. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A451 Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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