Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Orwell Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orwell Close (DY8 3JS) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Close (DY8 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Way —
Sep 2025Public order Manor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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