Total Crime Rate

82.6 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wassell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 297th 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 Wassell Road (DY9 9DB) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wassell Road (DY9 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amos Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wassell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalfont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrytree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wassell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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