Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Carlton Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Carlton Avenue (DY9 9EE) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Avenue (DY9 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 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 Carlton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alperton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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