Crime Rates at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 3JU

Dudley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall , and the 147th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (WV2 3JU) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Blakenhall average (113.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (WV2 3JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.