Total Crime Rate

189.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Catholic Lane area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Sedgley , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Catholic Lane (DY3 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 165.8% higher than the Sedgley average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catholic Lane (DY3 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitesmiths Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Catholic Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viewfield Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viewfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catholic Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitesmiths Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitesmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brandon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Limes View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limes View —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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