Crime Rates at High Street, Dudley, DY1 1QP

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 80th 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 High Street (DY1 1QP) in the last 12 months was 195.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher than the St. James's average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DY1 1QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.