Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 311th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DY8 5UU), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Valley Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 9 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Valley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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