Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 14.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lickey Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 90th 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 Lickey Road (DY8 4UQ) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Amblecote average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lickey Road (DY8 4UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Foster Street East. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lickey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Foster Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foster Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foster Street East —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mount Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pennine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantock Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gooch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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