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

Dunlin 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 Dunlin Close (DY6 8XP) 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 Dunlin Close (DY6 8XP), 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 Dunlin 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Burglary Chelmar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamble Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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