Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
Middle areaNorth east Dudley. 10,235 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 87% of people in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest at a rate of 137.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 596 |
| Other crime | 294 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 143 |
| Vehicle crime | 131 |
| Shoplifting | 75 |
| Drug offences | 45 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest at a rate of 137.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 139 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (596), other crime (294) and criminal damage and arson (143).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dudley
These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dudley and not Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest alone. See Dudley
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest was £190,000 in 2025.
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest had 9,889 usual residents at the census.
About 87% of people in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.