Total Crime Rate

573.4 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 573.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.2 9/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Robbery 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DY1 1QE) in the last 12 months was 573.4 per 1,000 residents and was 323.7% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 275.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY1 1QE), 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Minories Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Minories
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ednam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ednam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsons Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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