Total Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beachwood Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 1,019 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 Beachwood Avenue (DY6 0HL) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beachwood Avenue (DY6 0HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolverhampton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambergate Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brockmoor & Pensnett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beachcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambergate Drive | Under investigation |
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