Total Crime Rate
379.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colshaw 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 Colshaw Road (DY8 3AS) 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 Colshaw Road (DY8 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fredericks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grassmere Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harvine Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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