Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holloway Street area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 415th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holloway Street (DY3 2EA) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holloway Street (DY3 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderwood Rise, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle & Priory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alderwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fieldstone View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redstone Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redstone Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Windmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Feldspar Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Homestead Close | Under investigation |
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