Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodfield Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfield Avenue (DY9 9DR) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodfield Avenue (DY9 9DR), 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.
View Crime In Cradley North & Wollescote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chalfont Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Amos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amos Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chalfont Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alperton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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