Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Anchor Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Oldbury , and the 464th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anchor Drive (DY4 7RD) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Oldbury average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Drive (DY4 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anchor Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynn-Griffith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dudley Port Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coneygree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tividale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dudley Port Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calley Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Latham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latham Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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