Total Crime Rate

349.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.7 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 349.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Burglary 48.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Dudley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 28th 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 Dudley Road (B63 3NS) in the last 12 months was 349.6 per 1,000 residents and was 274.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (B63 3NS), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehall Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Furnace Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pitcairn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Furnace Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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