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

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 1,012 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 1SR) in the last 12 months was 2306.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1364.7% 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 Shoplifting with 254 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 27.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 626.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Merry Hill Centre (DY5 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 199 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.