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

Downing Street 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 Downing Street (B63 3TA) 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 Downing Street (B63 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grammar School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islington —
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Data Sources

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