Total Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colley Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 383rd 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 Colley Lane (B63 2UD) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colley Lane (B63 2UD), the main crime hotspot is near Woods Lane. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cradley North & Wollescote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Macarthur Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowther Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Macarthur Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woods Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Littlehill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woods Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethesda Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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