Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 220.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.9 9/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oldfield Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 67th 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 Oldfield Drive (DY8 2EE) in the last 12 months was 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 384.0% higher than the Norton average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Drive (DY8 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Joyberry Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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