Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winrush Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winrush Close (DY3 2NE) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winrush Close (DY3 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near Pleasant View. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 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 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shadwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Overbrook Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Overbrook Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbrook Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbrook Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbrook Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Five Ways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hendon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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