Total Crime Rate
269.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colshaw 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 Colshaw Road (DY8 3AS) 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 Colshaw Road (DY8 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kempton Way, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kempton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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