Total Crime Rate
188.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colley Gate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Colley Gate (B63 2DA) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% higher than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colley Gate (B63 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cradley North & Wollescote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lulworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapelhouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toys Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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