Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 172.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bottle Kiln Rise area has the 6th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bottle Kiln Rise (DY5 2WF) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 250.2% higher than the Amblecote average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bottle Kiln Rise (DY5 2WF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anchor Hill (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bottle Kiln Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bottle Kiln Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Anchor Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Anchor Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Anchor Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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