Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 156.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Seymour Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Seymour Road (DY9 8TB) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Road (DY9 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Balds Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Balds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stocking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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