Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 53.4 5/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Grove area has the 35th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 489th 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 The Grove (DY5 3ES) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (DY5 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anchor Hill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sevendwellings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sevendwellings View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bottle Kiln Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Palm Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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