Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whittingham Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whittingham Road (B63 3TE) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittingham Road (B63 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whittingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Street North Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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