Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Heath Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Lane (DY8 1BB) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Norton average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Lane (DY8 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A451, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanbury Hill (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanbury Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Stevens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Faulknor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A451 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A451 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A451 Local resolution
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Data Sources

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