Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 34th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 200th highest crime rate of 1,012 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 Pennine Drive (DY3 2DU) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Drive (DY3 2DU), 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 2026Burglary Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gatcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Five Ways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manderston Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manderston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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