Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 22.1 2/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Margaret Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Avenue (B63 4BX) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Belle Vale average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Avenue (B63 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Stourbridge Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bournes Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bournes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bournes Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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