Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Whitehall Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 424th lowest 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 Whitehall Drive (DY1 2RD) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 14 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 ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Drive (DY1 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Occupation Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfair Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4176 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Occupation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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