Total Crime Rate
345.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
181.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchill Shopping Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Churchill Shopping Centre (DY2 7BL) in the last 12 months was 345.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% higher than the St. James's average (154.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 181.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Shopping Centre (DY2 7BL), 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.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Court Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porters Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gatehouse Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dudley Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Offender given a caution |
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