Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

School Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Amblecote , and the 310th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Drive (DY8 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Amblecote average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Drive (DY8 4DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Corbett Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carol Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carol Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A461 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coalbourne Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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