Total Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 5.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Booth Close area has the lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 18th 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 Booth Close (DY6 8SP) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Booth Close (DY6 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Hamble Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Booth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sanderling Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamble Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Chelmar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ploverdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ploverdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ploverdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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