Dudley North vs Perton & Pattingham

Dudley North has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,367 crimes in the last 12 months. Perton & Pattingham has a safety score of 84/100 (Safe) with 78 crimes. Perton & Pattingham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dudley North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -16.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Perton & Pattingham shows -17.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dudley North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,424 incidents). In Perton & Pattingham, it is Violent Crime (37 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dudley North recorded 165 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Perton & Pattingham recorded 13. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dudley North totalled 1,424 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 37 in Perton & Pattingham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dudley North recorded 4,011 crimes (now 3,367, a change of -16.1%). Perton & Pattingham recorded 95 crimes previously (now 78, -17.9%).

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 North has a resolution rate of 24.2% and Perton & Pattingham has 37.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dudley North falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Perton & Pattingham is covered by Staffordshire 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 North and Perton & Pattingham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.