Total Crime Rate
105.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Road 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 Vicarage Road (DY3 1XT) 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 Vicarage Road (DY3 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tenacre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eve Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bramble Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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