Crime

Crime in Dudley by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

7,102crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Hayley Greenlowest rate37.4 per 1,000 a year

87.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Withymoor Village (-9%), Hawbush (-9%) and Wall Heath (-8%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	WoodsideDY1 · 6,668 residents	249	▲ 7%	violence
2	Dudley FieldsDY5 · 8,472 residents	160.1	▼ 3%	violence
3	Harts HillDY5 · 6,921 residents	142.2	▼ 1%	violence
4	WynallDY9 · 4,864 residents	141.4	▼ 3%	violence
5	DudleyDY1 · 73,443 residents	136.8	▲ 13%	violence
6	Dixons GreenDY2 · 69,829 residents	132.4	▲ 18%	violence
7	Kates HillDY2 · 71,122 residents	131.4	▲ 15%	violence
8	LyeDY9 · 9,436 residents	129.7	▼ 1%	violence
9	Dudley WoodDY2 · 60,340 residents	124.2	▲ 11%	violence
10	Wrens NestDY1 · 11,106 residents	122.8	▲ 10%	violence
11	BrockmoorDY5 · 12,438 residents	122.8	▲ 2%	violence
12	Quarry BankDY5 · 64,154 residents	121.3	▲ 5%	violence
13	Eve HillDY1 · 12,695 residents	121.3	▲ 8%	violence
14	Brierley HillDY5 · 58,414 residents	120.6	▲ 2%	violence
15	CoseleyWV14 · 73,329 residents	117.2	▲ 12%	violence
16	Lower GornalDY3 · 9,641 residents	98.7	▲ 7%	violence
17	LapalB62 · 6,049 residents	97.9	▲ 8%	violence
18	CradleyB63 · 62,661 residents	97.1	▲ 8%	violence
19	Russell's HallDY1 · 14,450 residents	96.6	▲ 9%	violence
20	HawneB63 · 61,641 residents	88.9	▲ 4%	violence
21	WollescoteDY9 · 14,524 residents	87.3	▲ 1%	violence
22	PensnettDY5 · 10,263 residents	83.8	0%	violence
23	NethertonDY2 · 11,355 residents	81	▲ 3%	violence
24	WoodsettonDY3 · 15,375 residents	80.7	▲ 28%	violence
25	Gornal WoodDY3 · 11,166 residents	79.2	▲ 18%	violence
26	AmblecoteDY8 · 65,727 residents	78.9	▲ 9%	violence
27	StourbridgeDY8 · 64,666 residents	74.1	▲ 13%	violence
28	HasburyB63 · 16,421 residents	71.4	▲ 14%	violence
29	BromleyDY6 · 17,044 residents	69.9	▼ 6%	violence
30	SedgleyDY3 · 11,649 residents	69	▼ 8%	violence
31	Priory EstateDY1 · 12,664 residents	67.9	▼ 7%	violence
32	Upper GornalDY3 · 14,223 residents	67.5	▲ 14%	violence
33	HalesowenB63 · 41,931 residents	67.5	▲ 1%	violence
34	KingswinfordDY6 · 13,994 residents	56.6	▲ 7%	violence
35	HawbushDY8 · 13,257 residents	50.7	▼ 9%	violence
36	Withymoor VillageDY5 · 11,681 residents	48.6	▼ 9%	violence
37	WordsleyDY8 · 21,288 residents	47.2	▼ 2%	violence
38	Wall HeathDY6 · 10,816 residents	45.5	▼ 8%	violence
39	The StraitsDY3 · 2,777 residents	41.8	▼ 24%	violence
40	WollastonDY8 · 13,146 residents	40.2	▼ 6%	violence
41	Hayley GreenB63 · 8,027 residents	37.4	▲ 12%	violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Questions people ask

Which areas of Dudley have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hayley Green, Wollaston, The Straits, Wall Heath and Wordsley.

Which areas of Dudley have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Woodside, Dudley Fields, Harts Hill, Wynall and Dudley.

Is crime going up or down in Dudley?

Across Dudley, 7,102 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.