Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Drews Holloway area has the 30th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 360th 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 Drews Holloway (B63 2AF) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drews Holloway (B63 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cradley Fields, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drews Holloway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beecher Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradley Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cradley Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drews Holloway South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cradley Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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