Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Malthouse Drive area has the 61st highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 364th 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 Malthouse Drive (DY1 2BY) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malthouse Drive (DY1 2BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malthouse Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Occupation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfair Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pebworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Attingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patron Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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