Crime in B63: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
B63 recorded 158 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.56 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 23.7% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring50.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment158 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 23.7% year-on-year
Total Crimes
158Annual Crime Rate
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Within B63 district
Dudley
Estimated population
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Parking Area Map | total: 7 Shoplifting: 5 Vehicle crime: 1 | 7 |
| Parkside Road Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5 | 5 |
| Furnace Hill Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 5 |
| Cradley Fields Map | total: 4 Drugs: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Vine Lane Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 4 |
| Shopping Area Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| The Infield Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Public order: 1 | 3 |
| Netherend Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Crimmond Rise Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Tenter Drive Map | total: 3 Other theft: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: B63
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B63 (46.2%). Criminal Damage & Arson (13.9%) and Vehicle Crime (8.2%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in B63 has fallen sharply — by 23.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for B63 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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