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

The Broadway 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 The Broadway (DY1 4AR) 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 The Broadway (DY1 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gatehouse Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gervase Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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