Total Crime Rate

90.3 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 90.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castle Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 274th 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 Castle Street (DY3 1NU) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Coseley average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (DY3 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitesmiths Close (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitesmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitesmiths Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dormston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairhills Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairhills Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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