Total Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kinloch Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Kinloch Drive (DY1 3DB) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kinloch Drive (DY1 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Burton Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle & Priory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garrick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Traquain Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodsorrel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Traquain Drive | Under investigation |
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