Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 73.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 36.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albert Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 349th 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 Albert Drive (B63 4SR) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Belle Vale average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -68.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Drive (B63 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wassell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wassell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wassell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albrighton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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