Total Crime Rate

821.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

319.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 821.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 319.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 184.8 10/10
  • Public order 82.1 10/10
  • Other theft 76.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.9 10/10
  • Burglary 46.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.0 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 17.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 6th 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 High Street (DY1 1PY) in the last 12 months was 821.1 per 1,000 residents and was 430.7% higher than the St. James's average (154.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 319.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY1 1PY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Court Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Court Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minories Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Minories Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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