Total Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drummond Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cradley North & Wollescote , and the 197th 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 Drummond Road (DY9 8YA) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Cradley North & Wollescote average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drummond Road (DY9 8YA), the main crime hotspot is near Balds Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drummond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabbe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Balds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crabbe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balds Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stocking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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