Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 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 152.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Broadway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 111th 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 The Broadway (DY8 3HT) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 291.8% higher than the Norton average (39.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (DY8 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caslon Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybank Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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