Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Green area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 455th 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 3RG) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Green (DY1 3RG), the main crime hotspot is near Elwell Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 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 2025Vehicle crime Parkes Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosemary Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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