Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 186.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Ashenhurst Road (DY1 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashenhurst Road (DY1 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashenhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Parklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4101 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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