Total Crime Rate
105.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridge 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.
View Crime In Amblecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flint Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cooknell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camellia Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watery Lane | Under investigation |
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