Crime Rates at New Street, Dudley, DY1 1LU

New Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 21st 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 New Street (DY1 1LU) in the last 12 months was 460.2 per 1,000 residents and was 240.1% higher than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 247.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (DY1 1LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.