Total Crime Rate

183.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 183.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 23 local areas in Sedgley , and the 87th 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 Catholic Lane (DY3 3UE) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.8% higher than the Sedgley average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catholic Lane (DY3 3UE), the main crime hotspot is near Whitesmiths Close. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 53 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Furlongs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furlongs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limes View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brandon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Algar Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turls Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Turls Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ridgeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitesmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitesmiths Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitesmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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