Overview of Dudley crime rate
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Dudley is assigned a medium crime rating, ranking 11th among 25 local boroughs in crime rates. The area saw 30,810 incidents reported in 2023 for its 323,488 residents, leading to a crime rate of 95.24 per 1,000 people, which represents a 6.08% decrease from the previous year.
Primary crime categories in Dudley include Violence and sexual offences (42.1%), Vehicle crime (8.9%), and Criminal damage and arson (7.9%), with the least common being Robbery (1.5%), Theft from the person (0.5%), and Bicycle theft (0.2%).
Dudley comprises 24 wards, with the highest crime rates in Brierley Hill (202.4), St James’s (Dudley) (157.5), and St Thomas’s (Dudley) (144.2), while the safest are Norton (Dudley) (54.2), Kingswinford South (45.8), and Hayley Green and Cradley South (42.6).
Examining postcode districts within or overlapping Dudley, WV1 (320.9), DY7 (189.8), and DY1 (144.4) experience the highest crime rates, with B63 (69.8), B62 (63.3), and DY6 (59.8) being the safest.
In Dudley, significant increases were noted in Anti-social behaviour by 5.24% in 2020, Criminal damage and arson by 2.19% in 2021, and Violence and sexual offences, with a sharp rise of 4.95% in 2020 and 13.43% in 2021. Public order offenses also saw a rise, particularly in 2021 with a 3.38% increase. However, there has been a notable decrease in Anti-social behaviour and Violence and sexual offences in subsequent years, indicating a shift in the crime landscape.
Dudley crime incidents by crime type
A total of 30810 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 12979 (42.1)%
- Vehicle crime – 2733 (8.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2447 (7.9)%
- Shoplifting – 2185 (7.1)%
- Public order – 2180 (7.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 2157 (7.0)%
- Burglary – 1980 (6.4)%
- Other theft – 1781 (5.8)%
- Other crime – 591 (1.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 555 (1.8)%
- Drugs – 525 (1.7)%
- Robbery – 473 (1.5)%
- Theft from the person – 154 (0.5)%
- Bicycle theft – 70 (0.2)%
How does Dudley compare against nearby areas ?
Dudley ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Dudley wards
There are 24 wards within Dudley. Brierley Hill, St James’s (Dudley), St Thomas’s (Dudley) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Brierley Hill (202.4)
- St James’s (Dudley) (157.5)
- St Thomas’s (Dudley) (144.2)
- Castle and Priory (135.1)
- Brockmoor and Pensnett (122.9)
- Lye and Stourbridge North (119.4)
- Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews (110.4)
- Wollaston and Stourbridge Town (109.9)
- Coseley East (96.6)
- Belle Vale (Dudley) (94.8)
- Gornal (88.5)
- Upper Gornal and Woodsetton (82.8)
- Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood (80.8)
- Sedgley (Dudley) (77.5)
- Amblecote (70.2)
- Cradley and Wollescote (68.6)
- Halesowen North (64.8)
- Wordsley (64.0)
- Halesowen South (62.0)
- Pedmore and Stourbridge East (61.8)
- Kingswinford North and Wall Heath (61.3)
- Norton (Dudley) (54.2)
- Kingswinford South (45.8)
- Hayley Green and Cradley South (42.6)
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Dudley
There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Dudley. Highest crime rates in WV1, DY7, DY1 .
- WV1 – 320.9
- DY7 – 189.8
- DY1 – 144.4
- WV14 – 132.1
- DY5 – 128.5
- DY10 – 123.3
- DY2 – 118.2
- DY4 – 117.9
- B64 – 116.6
- B65 – 100.5
- DY3 – 86.3
- DY9 – 80.1
- DY8 – 79.1
- WV4 – 76.1
- B63 – 69.8
- B62 – 63.3
- DY6 – 59.8
Postcode districts in Dudley
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