Crime Rate in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South, ward

Brierley Hill & Wordsley South has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Dudley district and the 457th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 25th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% higher than the Dudley district average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brierley Hill & Wordsley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,007 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , down -18.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 64.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -22.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,277 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 242 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (88 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.