Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eve Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eve Lane (DY1 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eve Lane (DY1 3TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eve Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eve Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenacre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bramble Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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