Total Crime Rate

928.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

673.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 928.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 673.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 581.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.6 10/10
  • Public order 71.3 10/10
  • Other theft 56.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
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

Abbotsford Drive area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbotsford Drive (DY1 2HD) in the last 12 months was 928.7 per 1,000 residents and was 868.9% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 269 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 312 (≈ 673.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsford Drive (DY1 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Dereton Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Abbotsford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushey Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sparrowhawk Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrowhawk Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrowhawk Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrowhawk Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlepark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dereton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hilderic Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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