Total Crime Rate

200.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 148.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westminster Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Westminster Road (DY8 5EF) in the last 12 months was 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 292.9% higher than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 600.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (DY8 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bells Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ashwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tack Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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