Crime Rates at Dryden Close, Tipton, DY4 0SA

Dryden Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 29th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryden Close (DY4 0SA) in the last 12 months was 380.6 per 1,000 residents and was 224.8% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 238.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Close (DY4 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.