Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Piper Place area has the 49th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 405th lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 Piper Place (DY8 4DF) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piper Place (DY8 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Audnam, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Piper Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audnam Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Audnam Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audnam Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Piper Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piper Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carol Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audnam Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft School Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stewkins Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewkins Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fussell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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