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

Larkhill Road 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 Larkhill Road (DY8 3LN) 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 Larkhill Road (DY8 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larkhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romany Way —
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Data Sources

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