Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 64.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Durham Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hateley Heath , and the 400th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Durham Drive (B71 1HS) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Hateley Heath average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Drive (B71 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Durham Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Durham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caddick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caddick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caddick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Westmorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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