Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hursey Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hursey Drive (DY4 8TN) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hursey Drive (DY4 8TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferguson Drive (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tipton Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosemary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guardians Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyte Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyte Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keyte Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paul Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferguson Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferguson Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamebrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepperbox Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Street | Under investigation |
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