Total Crime Rate

289.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 289.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.9 10/10
  • Other theft 62.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pedmore 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pedmore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pedmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pedmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pedmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Morvale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pedmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherds Brook Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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