Total Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hillmeads Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillmeads Drive (DY2 7TS) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the St. James's average (154.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillmeads Drive (DY2 7TS), the main crime hotspot is near Heathcliff Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillmeads Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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