Crime Rates at King Edmund Street, Dudley, DY1 3HS

King Edmund Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edmund Street (DY1 3HS) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edmund Street (DY1 3HS), 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.