Total Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 180.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Maynard Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 93rd 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 Maynard Avenue (DY8 3DT) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 296.9% higher than the Norton average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maynard Avenue (DY8 3DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caslon Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maynard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Caslon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maynard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shenstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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