Total Crime Rate

603.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 603.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.8 10/10
  • Public order 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 39.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterfront East area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South , and the 10th 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 Waterfront East (DY5 1XR) in the last 12 months was 603.9 per 1,000 residents and was 253.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 364.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfront East (DY5 1XR), the main crime hotspot is near Waterfront West. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterfront East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Waterfront West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterfront West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfront West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterfront West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterfront West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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