Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Crescent area has the 47th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Platts Crescent (DY8 4YZ) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Platts Crescent (DY8 4YZ), 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 Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Houx Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carol Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carol Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coalbourne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Magnolia Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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