Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Oak Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Lane (DY6 7JS) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Lane (DY6 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Brockmoor & Pensnett

Crime Over Time in Oak Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Lane —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑