Total Crime Rate

300.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Burglary 51.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forge Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Lane (B62 8EA) in the last 12 months was 300.9 per 1,000 residents and was 224.2% higher than the Belle Vale average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Lane (B62 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tenter Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehall Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Somers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tenter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tenter Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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