Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookdale area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 299th 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 Brookdale (DY3 2HE) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Gornal average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookdale (DY3 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prices Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dudley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boundary Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Prices Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Crest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hill Crest | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Crest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prices Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prices Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Musk Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musk Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musk Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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