Crime Rates at Sherwood Drive, Brierley Hill, DY5 1UW

Sherwood Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,019 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 Sherwood Drive (DY5 1UW) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 198.8% higher than the Lye & Stourbridge North average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Drive (DY5 1UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nottingham Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.