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

Vauxhall 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 Vauxhall Street (DY1 1TA) 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 Vauxhall Street (DY1 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wolverhampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wolverhampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greystone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ludgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystone Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystone Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blower'S Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Charlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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