Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hill Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Netherton & Holly Hall , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Street (DY2 0NU) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (DY2 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brewster Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bournebrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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