Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Apperley Way area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 458th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Apperley Way (B63 2PY) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apperley Way (B63 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walmley Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netherend Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Apperley Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Innage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walmley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4174
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glynn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glynn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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