Total Crime Rate

188.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 188.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highfield Road 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 Highfield Road (B63 2DH) 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 Highfield Road (B63 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkside Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cradley Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street 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 Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cradley Fields Under investigation

Data Sources

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