Total Crime Rate

297.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.5 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 297.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.8 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Furnace Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 36th 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 Furnace Lane (B63 3LU) in the last 12 months was 297.9 per 1,000 residents and was 218.6% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 191.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnace Lane (B63 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Furnace Hill, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grammar School Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Furnace Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Furnace Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grammar School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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