Total Crime Rate

223.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 223.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.7 7/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Arcade area has the 14th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Arcade (DY3 2DA) in the last 12 months was 223.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Arcade (DY3 2DA), 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 The Arcade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roundhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodrich Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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