Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 13.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Freshwater Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 83rd lowest 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 Freshwater Drive (DY5 3TP) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Drive (DY5 3TP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freshwater Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bottle Kiln Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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