Total Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakfield Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Road (DY9 9DS) in the last 12 months was 11.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Road (DY9 9DS), 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 Oakfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wassell Road Under investigation
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 Archer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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