Total Crime Rate

62.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Priory Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Priory Road (DY1 4EE) in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (DY1 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Road. Police recorded 20 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 Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shrewsbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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