Total Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Instone Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 414th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Instone Road (B63 4SD) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Instone Road (B63 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickersleigh Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belle Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeybourne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickersleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickersleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hollyberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wall Well Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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