Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fatherless Barn Crescent area has the 29th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 369th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fatherless Barn Crescent (B63 2ET) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fatherless Barn Crescent (B63 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Hill. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belle Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beecher Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cradley Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clent View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clent View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cradley Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeches View Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fatherless Barn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fatherless Barn Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beecher Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beecher Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cradley Fields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parkside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cradley Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cradley Fields | Offender given a caution |
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