Total Crime Rate

217.4 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 217.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Linnet Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Linnet Close (B62 8TW) in the last 12 months was 217.4 per 1,000 residents and was 134.3% higher than the Belle Vale average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linnet Close (B62 8TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Furnace Hill, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haden Hill Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linnet Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Furnace Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haden Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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