Total Crime Rate

73.1 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 73.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pool Street area has the 58th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 352nd 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 Pool Street (DY1 3SN) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pool Street (DY1 3SN), 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 Pool Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wrens Nest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wrens Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkes Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkes Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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