Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parkes Hall Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Parkes Hall Road (DY1 3RH) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkes Hall Road (DY1 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Green, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwell Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bramble Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffiths Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beech Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Green | Under investigation |
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