Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vicarage Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (DY9 8JW) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (DY9 8JW), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Walks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Walks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crabbe Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Crabbe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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