Total Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harebell Crescent area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 404th highest 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 Harebell Crescent (DY1 3PH) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harebell Crescent (DY1 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Washington Court, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celandine Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harebell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harebell Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harebell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Laurel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laurel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celandine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marigold Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wrens Nest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gorse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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