Total Crime Rate

891.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

463.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 891.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 463.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.5 10/10
  • Public order 72.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 38.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
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

Discovery Way area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 4th 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 Discovery Way (DY1 4AL) in the last 12 months was 891.3 per 1,000 residents and was 580.2% 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 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 463.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Discovery Way (DY1 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Moor Gardens, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Discovery Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldeney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aldeney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallows Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Moor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Moor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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