Total Crime Rate
207.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mallows Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mallows Grove (DY1 4SU) in the last 12 months was 207.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mallows Grove (DY1 4SU), 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 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle & Priory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldeney Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldeney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tipton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tipton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallows Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butler Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Butler Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Moor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
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