Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pennine Drive area has the 39th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 214th highest 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 Pennine Drive (DY3 2DN) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Castle & Priory average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Drive (DY3 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peak Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shadwell Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennine Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manderston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gatcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Five Ways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manderston Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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