Total Crime Rate

190.5 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brettell Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Brettell Lane (DY5 3LH) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 286.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brettell Lane (DY5 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Springfields Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brettell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dadford View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hawbush Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dadford View Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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