Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.7 6/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Larkswood Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Sedgley , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larkswood Drive (DY3 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Sedgley average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkswood Drive (DY3 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladies Walk, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gospel End Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larkswood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wombourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viewfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viewfield Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wombourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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