Total Crime Rate

34.2 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 34.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Ploverdale Crescent area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 329th 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 Ploverdale Crescent (DY6 8XU) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ploverdale Crescent (DY6 8XU), the main crime hotspot is near Ploverdale Crescent. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ploverdale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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
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Data Sources

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