Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 172.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wrens Nest Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrens Nest Road (DY1 3RX) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrens Nest Road (DY1 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Wrens Nest Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrens Nest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beech Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wrens Nest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrens Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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