Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Puddlers Drive area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 344th 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 Puddlers Drive (DY4 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puddlers Drive (DY4 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Puddlers Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Puddlers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joseph Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Speed Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bloomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hipkins Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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