Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Hunstanton Close area has the 45th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 415th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Hunstanton Close (DY5 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunstanton Close (DY5 3QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunstanton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldgate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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