Crime Rates at Butler Close, Dudley, DY1 4ST

Butler Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 5th 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 Butler Close (DY1 4ST) in the last 12 months was 847.6 per 1,000 residents and was 546.8% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 343.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butler Close (DY1 4ST), 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 (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.