Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Church Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 177th 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 Church Road (B63 2UL) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (B63 2UL), the main crime hotspot is near Macarthur Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlehill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Macarthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Macarthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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