Total Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 179.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cookley Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cookley Close (B63 4SS) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% higher than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cookley Close (B63 4SS), 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 Cookley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wassell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albrighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spring Meadow Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Wassell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wassell Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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