Total Crime Rate
452.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
270.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parsons Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parsons Street (DY1 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 452.8 per 1,000 residents and was 245.5% higher than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 270.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parsons Street (DY1 1JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wolverhampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Court Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverhampton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverhampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverhampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolverhampton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tinchbourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brooke Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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