Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield 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 Highfield Road (DY8 5UU) 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 Highfield Road (DY8 5UU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawbush Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitethorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawbush Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Swanfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Valley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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