Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridge Grove area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 309th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Ridge Grove (DY9 7PY) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Grove (DY9 7PY), 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 Ridge Grove area

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

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