Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sycamore Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 355th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Road (DY6 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Road (DY6 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Road (10 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 | Vehicle crime | Greystoke Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beech Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
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