Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wychbury Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 311th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wychbury Road (DY9 9HP) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wychbury Road (DY9 9HP), 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 Wychbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gauden Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powlers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pedmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pedmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pedmore Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gauden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wychbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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