Lower Gornal & The Straits
Middle areaNorth west Dudley. 9,068 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Lower Gornal & The Straits live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lower Gornal & The Straits
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Gornal & The Straits at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 198 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Shoplifting | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 62 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lower Gornal & The Straits compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lower Gornal & The Straits safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Gornal & The Straits at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lower Gornal & The Straits.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (198), other crime (94) and shoplifting (81).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dudley
These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dudley and not Lower Gornal & The Straits alone. See Dudley
Lower Gornal & The Straits in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lower Gornal & The Straits was £272,500 in 2025.
Lower Gornal & The Straits had 9,028 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Lower Gornal & The Straits live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lower Gornal & The Straits, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.