The overall crime rate in Dudley city is 113.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 5.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 42.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 142% of national crime rate. Bicycle theft crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 24.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Possession of weapons crime" rate is at 222% of national crime rate which puts Dudley on 9. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Possession of weapons crime" makes up 1.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 235 cases and has decreased by 27.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of August 2023 - July 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 42.5% | 42. highest | 142% | 5.7k | -11.8% |
Vehicle crime | 8.6% | 16. highest | 168% | 1.2k | -14.9% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.4% | 53. highest | 129% | 1.1k | -9.0% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 7.6% | 6. lowest | 58% | 1.0k | 19.8% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.2% | 21. lowest | 111% | 972 | 16.0% |
Public order crime | 6.4% | 25. lowest | 103% | 862 | -36.0% |
Other theft crime | 5.9% | 24. lowest | 93% | 792 | -3.5% |
Burglary crime | 5.4% | 22. highest | 150% | 721 | 5.6% |
Other crime | 2.1% | 47. highest | 128% | 284 | -0.4% |
Drugs crime | 1.8% | 12. lowest | 77% | 237 | -11.9% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.7% | 9. highest | 222% | 235 | -27.7% |
Robbery crime | 1.5% | 19. highest | 147% | 203 | -24.5% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.7% | 39. lowest | 41% | 88 | -17.8% |
Bicycle theft crime | 0.3% | 3. lowest | 32% | 36 | 24.1% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Dudley city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Dudley city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 8.6 | 14.8 |
Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 6.1 | 4.1 |
Criminal damage and arson | 9.6 | 7.4 |
Drugs | 2.0 | 2.6 |
Other crime | 2.4 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 6.7 | 7.3 |
Possession of weapons | 2.0 | 0.9 |
Public order | 7.3 | 7.1 |
Robbery | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 8.2 | 7.4 |
Theft from the person | 0.7 | 1.8 |
Vehicle crime | 9.8 | 5.8 |
Violent crime | 48.4 | 34.1 |