Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Third Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (DY6 7XD) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (DY6 7XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Second Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hinsford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stalling'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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