Postcode · Dudley
Crime in DY1 3PR
How much crime is recorded in DY1 3PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
How safe is DY1 3PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DY1 3PR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
DY1 3PRNational
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime2.71.5
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.49.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other theft0.04.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.