Total Crime Rate

151.3 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 151.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Platts Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 124th 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 Platts Drive (DY8 4YX) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 206.7% higher than the Amblecote average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Platts Drive (DY8 4YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Audnam, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Platts Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Gardens —
Sep 2025Robbery Magnolia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carol Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carol Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Houx Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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