Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ferguson Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 120th highest crime rate of 954 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 Ferguson Drive (DY4 7NS) in the last 12 months was 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 125.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferguson Drive (DY4 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Ferguson Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferguson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guardians Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Far High Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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