Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chelmar Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 165th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmar Drive (DY5 4QH) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmar Drive (DY5 4QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgend Croft, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weaver Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sanderling Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chelmar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clyde Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clyde Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamble Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clyde Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bridgend Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bridgend Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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