Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Walton Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 214th 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 Walton Close (B63 4LA) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 139.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Close (B63 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walton Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Uffmoor Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albrighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hasbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4183 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albrighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Uffmoor Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wassell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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