Crime Rates at Edwinstowe Close, Brierley Hill, DY5 1BF

Edwinstowe Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 504th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edwinstowe Close (DY5 1BF) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 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 ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwinstowe Close (DY5 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Nottingham Way. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.