Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Hawbush Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 233rd 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 Hawbush Road (DY5 3LY) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawbush Road (DY5 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Valley Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawbush Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hawbush Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Valley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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