Crime Rates at Exchange Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1HL

Exchange Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 219th highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Exchange Street (DY5 1HL) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Street (DY5 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.