Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 156.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paxton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 118th 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 Paxton Road (DY9 8YD) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 131.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paxton Road (DY9 8YD), the main crime hotspot is near Balds Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Careless Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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