Total Crime Rate
109.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pennine Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 193rd 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 Pennine Way (DY8 4LP) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 113.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pennine Way (DY8 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Armstrong Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Amblecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Nevis Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Street East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ankadine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Collett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clee Road | Under investigation |
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