Total Crime Rate
137.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harrowby Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 192nd 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 Harrowby Drive (DY4 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher than the Tipton Green average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harrowby Drive (DY4 8SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Jays Avenue. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tipton Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Binfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tudor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nathu Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Slater Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dudley Port | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jays Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jays Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Binfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anderson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Port | — |
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