Total Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 10.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blakedown Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hayley Green & Cradley South , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Blakedown Road (B63 4NF) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Hayley Green & Cradley South average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakedown Road (B63 4NF), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 34 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wassell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Spring Meadow Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wassell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wassell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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