Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Street (DY3 1UL) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (DY3 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stable Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Edmund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jockey Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furlongs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furlongs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Snowdon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quarry Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Quarry Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Vale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Vale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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