Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thorns Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thorns Road (DY5 2JT) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorns Road (DY5 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Park Walk. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Amblecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bickon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bickon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A4100 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deeley Street | Under investigation |
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