Total Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brandon Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brandon Close (DY3 1BB) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brandon Close (DY3 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limes View, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jockey Field (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Turls Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jockey Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jockey Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jockey Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fellmeadow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fellmeadow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brandon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turls Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxmeadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Setton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Algar Grange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Limes View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Furlongs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ridgeway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Furlongs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
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