Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Blackbrook Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackbrook Close (DY2 0HD) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Netherton & Holly Hall average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbrook Close (DY2 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Lodge Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbrook Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lodge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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