Crime Rates at Little Cottage Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 1RG

Little Cottage Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Cottage Street (DY5 1RG) in the last 12 months was 636.4 per 1,000 residents and was 304.1% higher than the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 246.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Cottage Street (DY5 1RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearson Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.