Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Central Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 213th 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 Central Drive (DY3 2QL) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (DY3 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Pleasant View. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Overbrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overbrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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