Total Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Queensway area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 195th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Queensway (DY9 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (DY9 9HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wychbury Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gauden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrytree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychbury Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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