Total Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foredraft Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foredraft Street (B63 2DD) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foredraft Street (B63 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foredraft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Tree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cradley Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cradley Fields Local resolution

Data Sources

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