Total Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorchester Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (DY9 0XD) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (DY9 0XD), the main crime hotspot is near Murcroft Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pedmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pedmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pedmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powlers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drew Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Walker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gauden Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Gauden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wychbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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