Total Crime Rate

896.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 896.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.0 10/10
  • Public order 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Robbery 36.2 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gervase Drive area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 3rd 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 Gervase Drive (DY1 4AU) in the last 12 months was 896.1 per 1,000 residents and was 562.2% higher 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -63.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 410.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervase Drive (DY1 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gervase Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gervase Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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