Total Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 22.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

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 The Drive (DY5 1PX) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (DY5 1PX), the main crime hotspot is near Fens Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4179 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wallows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fens Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fens Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fens Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Campbell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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