Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bridge Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (DY8 5YX) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (DY8 5YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooknell Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Dock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camellia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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