Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Blakedown Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hayley Green & Cradley South , and the 355th 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 Blakedown Road (B63 4NF) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Hayley Green & Cradley South average (40.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakedown Road (B63 4NF), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blakedown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hasbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Uffmoor Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Uffmoor Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4183 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wassell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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