Total Crime Rate

304.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 1,019 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 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% higher than the Belle Vale average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 203.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% 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 48 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Furnace Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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