Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkhill Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 250th 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 Parkhill Street (DY2 8LX) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the St. James's average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkhill Street (DY2 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buffery Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brereton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkhill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buffery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moncrieffe Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moncrieffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moncrieffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brereton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brereton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Perry Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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