Total Crime Rate

63.5 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 63.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Triplex Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 393rd 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 Triplex Drive (DY4 9RX) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Triplex Drive (DY4 9RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Triplex Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rosemary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepperbox Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyte Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamebrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4163 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guardians Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4163 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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