Total Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 9.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Worcester Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 43rd 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 Worcester Lane (DY9 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Lane (DY9 0SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roberts Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worcester Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tye Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbledon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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