Total Crime Rate

132.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Peak Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 147th 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 Peak Drive (DY3 2DL) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peak Drive (DY3 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peak Drive, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiltern Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peak Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Yorkdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chiltern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorkdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peak Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peak Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corncrake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milking Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deepdale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stokesay Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Deepdale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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