Total Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Malvern Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 104th 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 Malvern Avenue (DY9 7NU) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 234.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Avenue (DY9 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tile Croft, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hickman Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Martley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ridge Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardwicke Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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