Total Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Walker Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Walker Avenue (DY9 9EL) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Avenue (DY9 9EL), the main crime hotspot is near Murcroft Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powlers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gauden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gauden Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wychbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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