Total Crime Rate

75.1 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 75.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Arcal Street area has the 56th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 338th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arcal Street (DY3 1TG) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arcal Street (DY3 1TG), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatstone Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arcal Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tipton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berrybush Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berrybush Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wheatstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jockey Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jockey Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jockey Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonepine Place
Sep 2025Burglary Brandon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catholic Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tipton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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