Crime Rate in Castle & Priory, ward

Castle & Priory has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 845th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 60th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle & Priory in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle & Priory’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 863 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , up 22.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,025 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle & Priory ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Castle Street, with 190 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (59 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.