Category Archives: Crime & Safety

19th February 2024

The Serious Violence Duty was introduced to ensure relevant services in local areas work together and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence. Partners in Dudley have conducted a Serious Violence Needs Assessment to inform our actions.

8th October 2019

The 2019 Indices of Deprivation includes the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), the official measure of deprivation for small areas across England, and separate aspects of deprivation covering income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers to housing and services and the environment. A report is available analysing the indices from a Dudley perspective.