Total Crime Rate

336.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.2 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 336.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • 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

Edward Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 31st 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 Edward Street (DY1 2AE) in the last 12 months was 336.1 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 173.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (DY1 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Belper Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greystone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinchbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Prospect Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Burglary Wolverhampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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