Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Quarry Drive area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 421st lowest 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 Old Quarry Drive (DY3 3XS) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Quarry Drive (DY3 3XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rubens Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rubens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneleigh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Snowdon Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Old Quarry Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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