The overall crime rate in Dudley city is 115.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 5.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 42.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 141% of national crime rate. Bicycle theft crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 60.9% 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 226% 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 1.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 246 cases and has decreased by 22.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2023 - May 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 42.8% | 39. highest | 141% | 5.8k | -11.5% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.3% | 52. lowest | 124% | 1.1k | -11.9% |
Vehicle crime | 8.2% | 18. highest | 153% | 1.1k | -17.5% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 7.5% | 7. lowest | 55% | 1.0k | 30.6% |
Shoplifting crime | 6.8% | 20. lowest | 104% | 930 | 18.3% |
Public order crime | 6.8% | 28. lowest | 105% | 924 | -33.7% |
Other theft crime | 5.9% | 23. lowest | 87% | 805 | 0.9% |
Burglary crime | 5.5% | 20. highest | 150% | 755 | 10.2% |
Other crime | 2.2% | 37. highest | 135% | 298 | 3.1% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.8% | 9. highest | 226% | 246 | -22.9% |
Drugs crime | 1.8% | 13. lowest | 74% | 239 | -10.8% |
Robbery crime | 1.6% | 14. highest | 141% | 212 | -26.4% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.7% | 43. lowest | 37% | 93 | -22.5% |
Bicycle theft crime | 0.3% | 2. lowest | 29% | 37 | 60.9% |
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 | 8.7 | 15.7 |
Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Burglary | 6.4 | 4.3 |
Criminal damage and arson | 9.6 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 2.0 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 2.5 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 6.8 | 7.8 |
Possession of weapons | 2.1 | 0.9 |
Public order | 7.8 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 7.9 | 7.6 |
Theft from the person | 0.8 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 9.4 | 6.2 |
Violent crime | 49.4 | 35.1 |