Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nuthatch Drive area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nuthatch Drive (DY5 2RF) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nuthatch Drive (DY5 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bagley'S Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stamford Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lye & Stourbridge North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagley'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bisell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bagley'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bagley'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Palm Croft | Under investigation |
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