Dudley Central vs Shard End

Dudley Central has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,380 crimes in the last 12 months. Shard End has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,727 crimes. Dudley Central scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dudley Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Shard End shows -3.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dudley Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,951 incidents). In Shard End, it is Violent Crime (1,791 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dudley Central recorded 266 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shard End recorded 255. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dudley Central totalled 1,951 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,791 in Shard End. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dudley Central recorded 4,708 crimes (now 4,380, a change of -7%). Shard End recorded 3,851 crimes previously (now 3,727, -3.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dudley Central has a resolution rate of 28.3% and Shard End has 27.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dudley Central falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Shard End is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dudley Central and Shard End. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.