Total Crime Rate

270.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.5 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 270.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Simms Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 45th 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 Simms Lane (DY2 0PD) in the last 12 months was 270.9 per 1,000 residents and was 213.9% higher than the Netherton & Holly Hall average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 150.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simms Lane (DY2 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Cinder Bank. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simms Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinder Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raybould'S Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cinder Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baptist End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinder Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raybould'S Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Halton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bournebrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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