Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Leslie Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Princes End , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Leslie Drive (DY4 0BA) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Princes End average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leslie Drive (DY4 0BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Olga Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leslie Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olga Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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