Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Iris Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Iris Close (DY2 7NB) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iris Close (DY2 7NB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Iris Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Park Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burnt Tree Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Birmingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Birmingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Birmingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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