Total Crime Rate

637.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 637.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 259.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.4 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Robbery 26.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (B63 3BA) in the last 12 months was 637.9 per 1,000 residents and was 582.4% higher than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 230.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (B63 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siviter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Halesowen Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ankerdine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobham Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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