Total Crime Rate

261.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 261.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Swan Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 49th 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 Swan Lane (DY8 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 261.7 per 1,000 residents and was 430.5% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Lane (DY8 5TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Valley Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swan Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brierley Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brierley Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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