Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Steppingstone Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Steppingstone Street (DY1 1SB) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steppingstone Street (DY1 1SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gads Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Steppingstone Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hagley View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hagley View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Belper Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinchbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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