Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balmoral Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 193rd 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 Balmoral Road (DY8 5JG) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balmoral Road (DY8 5JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belle Vue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodstock Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Amblecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodstock Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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