Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Channon Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Amblecote , and the 120th 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 Channon Drive (DY5 2SR) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Amblecote average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Channon Drive (DY5 2SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Drive, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkswell Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Amblecote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Goldthorne Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abbots Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norbury Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Drive | Under investigation |
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