Upper Gornal & Ruiton
Middle areaNorth Dudley. 6,536 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Upper Gornal & Ruiton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Upper Gornal & Ruiton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Gornal & Ruiton at a rate of 92.3 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 | 273 |
| Other crime | 84 |
| Shoplifting | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Upper Gornal & Ruiton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Upper Gornal & Ruiton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Gornal & Ruiton at a rate of 92.3 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, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upper Gornal & Ruiton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (273), other crime (84) and shoplifting (56).
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 Upper Gornal & Ruiton alone. See Dudley
Upper Gornal & Ruiton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Upper Gornal & Ruiton was £200,000 in 2025.
Upper Gornal & Ruiton had 6,481 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Upper Gornal & Ruiton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Upper Gornal & Ruiton, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.