Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Richmond Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Street (B63 4BB) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Street (B63 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Leasowes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Leasowes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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