Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hill Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 197th 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 Hill Street (DY3 2DE) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (DY3 2DE), 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 Hill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edmund Road 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 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station 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 2026Shoplifting Pale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stable Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Vale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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