Wellington Rd, Dudley was joint highest with 84 offences recorded within a mile radius over the last 12 months. The highest recorded offence for this area was violent/sexual with 33, however, this is below the national average. This area was above the national average for vehicle crime (18, NA: 9) and drugs (8, NA: 7). placeholder image
Wellington Rd, Dudley was joint highest with 84 offences recorded within a mile radius over the last 12 months. The highest recorded offence for this area was violent/sexual with 33, however, this is below the national average. This area was above the national average for vehicle crime (18, NA: 9) and drugs (8, NA: 7). | Google Maps

Wellington Road: We compare crime rates around five roads with the same name - here is the safest

We compare the crime rates around five ‘Wellington Roads’ to find out which one is the safest.

Across the country, there are plenty of roads with the same name - mostly because they lead to the same place.

Here in Shropshire and the wider West Midlands, there are multiple roads dubbed Wellington Road, including in Albrighton, Bilston and Dudley.

But which is the safest? Looking at Police.uk data, which shows various offences that have occurred within a mile radius of a particular street in the last 12 months, we aimed to find out.

Take a look below to see what we found from these three streets with the same name (Note: No data was held on the Wellington Roads in Market Drayton and Newport, these have not been included):

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