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

King Edmund Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% 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 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Occupation Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.