Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Austrey Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 312th lowest 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 Austrey Road (DY6 8SD) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austrey Road (DY6 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ploverdale Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lerwick Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Austrey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ploverdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ploverdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ploverdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sanderling Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Levenwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Levenwick Way —
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Data Sources

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