Total Crime Rate

452.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

270.4 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 452.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 270.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.6 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Burglary 39.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.6 10/10
  • Robbery 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Southalls Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southalls Lane (DY1 1UL) in the last 12 months was 452.8 per 1,000 residents and was 245.5% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 270.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southalls Lane (DY1 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 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 Southalls Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hagley View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hagley View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinchbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parsons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parsons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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