Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lime Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 271st highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Gardens (B63 2FE) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Gardens (B63 2FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Innage (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glynn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walmley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glynn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Innage Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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