Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.1 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 164.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • 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
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

Bennetts Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennetts Hill (DY2 7EW) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the St. James's average (154.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennetts Hill (DY2 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brereton Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Hill Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bennetts Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brereton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oliver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Price Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bennett'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brereton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Price Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lambert Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bennett'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watsons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watsons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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