Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 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 178.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Temple Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 90th 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 Temple Street (DY3 2PE) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 169.9% higher than the Gornal average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Street (DY3 2PE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Five Ways Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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