Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wassell Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wassell Road (DY9 9DD) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wassell Road (DY9 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amos Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alperton Drive (12 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amos Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chalfont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chalfont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alperton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amos Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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