Total Crime Rate
72.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goldencross Way area has the 26th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goldencross Way (DY5 3QU) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% higher than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldencross Way (DY5 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Springfields Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brierley Hill & Wordsley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastern Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waldron Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfields Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Waldron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Waldron Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bottle Kiln Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waldron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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