Total Crime Rate
127.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Purbeck Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hayley Green & Cradley South , and the 157th 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 Purbeck Close (B63 1JF) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 214.3% higher than the Hayley Green & Cradley South average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Purbeck Close (B63 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Mendip Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hayley Green & Cradley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doran Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicklow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Snowdon Grove | — |
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