Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caslon Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 406th lowest 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 Caslon Road (B63 2SU) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caslon Road (B63 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bethesda Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colley Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cradley North & Wollescote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethesda Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elm Tree Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spring Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Littlehill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Spring Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Under investigation |
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