Total Crime Rate

205.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 205.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

North View Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North View Drive (DY5 1LP) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.5% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North View Drive (DY5 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North View Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garrat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garrat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrat Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charter Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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