Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashenhurst Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 201st highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashenhurst Road (DY1 2HU) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenhurst Road (DY1 2HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peregrine Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilderic Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashenhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peregrine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peregrine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Golden Eagle Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlepark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hilderic Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4101 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peregrine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Eagle Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Eagle Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Golden Eagle Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Golden Eagle Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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