Total Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.8 1/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harvard Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harvard Close (DY1 3LT) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvard Close (DY1 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Burton Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harvard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodsorrel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bramble Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ripley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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