Total Crime Rate

896.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 896.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.0 10/10
  • Public order 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Robbery 36.2 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
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

Discovery Way area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 896.1 per 1,000 residents and was 562.2% 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -63.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 410.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.7% 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 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (17 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Moor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldeney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tipton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tipton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallows Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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