Total Crime Rate
145.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DY8 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 185.4% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (DY8 4DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradley Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Corbett Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Amblecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trefoil Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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