Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rubens Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rubens Close (DY3 2HL) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rubens Close (DY3 2HL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rubens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Feldspar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alderwood Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redstone Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fieldstone View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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