Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elm Green area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 476th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Elm Green (DY1 3RE) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Green (DY1 3RE), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Green. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shearing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beech Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkes Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosemary Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkes Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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