Total Crime Rate

242.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.6 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Windmill Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 57th 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 Windmill Hill (B63 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 161.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 159.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Hill (B63 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carpenter Glade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Beecher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foredraft Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecher Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Cradley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cradley Fields —
Sep 2025Other crime Cradley Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherless Barn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherless Barn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windmill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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