Crime Rates at The Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill, DY5 1SN

The Merry Hill Centre area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the highest crime rate of 1,019 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 The Merry Hill Centre (DY5 1SN) in the last 12 months was 2533.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1381.8% higher than the Brierley Hill & Wordsley South average (171.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 272 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 743.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Merry Hill Centre (DY5 1SN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.