Total Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.2 2/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Blithfield Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Blithfield Drive (DY5 2NX) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Amblecote average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blithfield Drive (DY5 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Armstrong Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blithfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantock Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fitzgerald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fitzgerald Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzgerald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gooch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Farndale Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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