Total Crime Rate

596.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

302.8 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 596.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 302.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Robbery 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Vauxhall Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 11th 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 Vauxhall Street (DY1 1TA) in the last 12 months was 596.3 per 1,000 residents and was 355.1% 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 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 302.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Other crime Blower'S Green Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4177 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hagley View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hagley View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gammage Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gammage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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