Total Crime Rate
289.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pedmore Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Pedmore Road (DY9 8DA) in the last 12 months was 289.1 per 1,000 residents and was 325.7% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pedmore Road (DY9 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cradley North & Wollescote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pedmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pedmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pedmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morvale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spring Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pedmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherds Brook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherds Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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