Total Crime Rate

449.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 449.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 340.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ridge Grove area has the highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Grove (DY9 7PX) in the last 12 months was 449.2 per 1,000 residents and was 810.6% higher than the Amblecote average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Grove (DY9 7PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tile Croft, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stepping Stones (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Amblecote

Crime Over Time in Ridge Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ridge Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Shoplifting Tile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepping Stones Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagley Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑