Total Crime Rate
193.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bull Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 73rd 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 Bull Street (DY1 2DD) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bull Street (DY1 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Ivanhoe Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marmion Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marmion Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marmion Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ivanhoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Parklands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivanhoe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivanhoe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swancote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farthings Lane | Under investigation |
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