Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 32.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Osprey Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osprey Drive (DY1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osprey Drive (DY1 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kestrel Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell'S Hall Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osprey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell'S Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4176 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashenhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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