Total Crime Rate

187.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 187.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Romsley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Romsley Road (DY9 7NP) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 266.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsley Road (DY9 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tile Croft, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowle Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Crowle Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Crowle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowle Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowle Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romsley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hungary Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hungary Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hungary Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungary Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hungary Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tile Croft Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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