Total Crime Rate

293.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 293.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ednam Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ednam Road (DY1 1HL) in the last 12 months was 293.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ednam Road (DY1 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ednam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Court Passage Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ednam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ednam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ednam Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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