Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 47.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Moss Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 115th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Grove (DY6 9HH) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Grove (DY6 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambergate Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moss Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambergate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Murdoch Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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