Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swanfield Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 375th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Swanfield Road (DY8 5UT) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swanfield Road (DY8 5UT), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Valley Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brierley Hill & Wordsley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawbush Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawbush Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitethorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitethorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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