Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Oval area has the 35th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 South Oval (DY3 1XL) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Oval (DY3 1XL), the main crime hotspot is near Pale Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eve Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edmund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenacre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Quarry Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quarry Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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