Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Botany Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle & Priory , and the 276th lowest 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 Botany Drive (DY3 3XT) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Castle & Priory average (135.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botany Drive (DY3 3XT), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Botany Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Feldspar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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