Crime Rates at King Street, Dudley, DY2 8NY

King Street area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 King Street (DY2 8NY) in the last 12 months was 891.5 per 1,000 residents and was 449.3% higher 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 69.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 413.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (DY2 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.