Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Dormston Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dormston Drive (DY3 1JD) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Coseley average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dormston Drive (DY3 1JD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitesmiths Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dormston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitesmiths Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dormston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitesmiths Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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