Total Crime Rate

140.5 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 140.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Balds Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 141st 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 Balds Lane (DY9 8SG) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 106.9% higher than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balds Lane (DY9 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near Balds Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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