Total Crime Rate
41.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitehall Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 424th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Drive (DY1 2RD) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehall Drive (DY1 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Occupation Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mayfair Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4176 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Occupation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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